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HYMN     BOOK. 


THIRD  STEREOTYPED  EDITION. 

REVISED  AND   ENLARGED. 


THOMAS  HASTINGS. 


NEW  YORK: 

ANSON    D.    F.    RANDOLPH, 

683      BROADWAY. 

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Entered,  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1859, 

By  ANSON  D.  F.  KANDOLPH, 

In  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the 

Southern  District  of  New  York, 


GENERAL  CONTENTS. 


Family  Devotion from  page  13  to  page  29 

'      30"    ' 

'       40"    ' 

'       39 

Recoveey  FEOM  Sickness —    "      ' 

'       45 

BlETHS "      ' 

'      46"    ' 

'       48 

Childeen  Dedicated  to  God    "      ' 

'       49  "    ' 

'       53 

Childeen  Inbteucted "      ' 

'       54"    ' 

'       64 

'      65  "    ' 
'       86"    ' 
'       92"     ' 

'       85 

92 

Sickness " 

'       96 

Death. "      ' 

'       96"     ' 

'     109 

Consolation  in  Affliction.    "      ' 

'     109  "     ' 

'     122 

'     122"     ' 
'     166"     ' 

'     166 

Doxologies "      ' 

'     170 

APPENDIX. 

Mateenal  Associations 171 

Questions 177 


P  E  E  F  A  G  E. 

This  third  stereotyped  edition  of  the  Mother's 
Hymn  Book  has  undergone  a  careful  revision, 
and  been  considerably  enlarged,  with  a  view  to 
its  more  general  circulation.  Some  of  the  less 
important  hymns  of  former  editions  have  now 
given  place  to  more  interesting  ones,  which 
will  increase  the  utUity  of  the  work.  The 
Mother's  Hymn  Book  fills  a  place  in  hym- 
nology  which,  so  far  as  we  know,  has  not  been 
occupied  by  any  other  publication.  That  it 
may  contribute  more  and  more  to  the  comfort 
of  parents,  and  the  benefit  of  children,  is  the 
ardent  wish  of  the  Author  and 

COMPILER. 


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INDEX  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


Abide  with  us  for  day     .        .  Hastings    . 

Again  the  Lord  of  life     .        .  Mrs.  Barhauld 

Alas !  how  changed .        .        .  Anon. 

Almighty  God  !  I'm  very '      .  Atti.  Tr.  So. 

Almighty  G-od  !  tliy  piercing  .  Watts  . 

Almighty  God  1  while     .         .  Watts . 

And  18  my  heart  defiled  ?        .  Hastings 

Around  that  couch  they  .        .  Hastings 

At  length  the  opening  spring  .  Newton 

Before  thy  footstool         .        .  Hastings 

Begin,  my  soul,  th'  exalted      .  Oqilvie 

Begin  the  high  celestial  .        .  Mrs.  Rowe 

Behold  the  throne  of  grace      .  Newton 

Behold,  what  condescending  .  Doddridge 

Blessings  attend  thee,  little  one  Anon, 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds       .  Fawcet 

Christian,  wouldst  thou  know  Hastings 


Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come 
Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  , 
Come,  let  us  join  our  friends 
Come,  let  us  join  ourselves 
Come,  let  us  strike  our    . 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  come 
Come,  thou  Desire  of  all 


Hart 
Watts  . 
C.  Wesley 
Montgomery 
Rev.  Dr.  Reed 
Rev.  Dr.  Reed 
Mrs.  Steele 


HYMN. 

.  176 

.  14 

.  IIT 

.  110 

.  64 

.  104 

.  66 

.  119 

.  153 

.  108 

.  182 

.  181 

.  76 

.  53 

.  48 

.  192 

.  150 

.  70 

.  71 

.  82 

.  81 

.  189 

.  158 

.  83 


Dear  Lord,  before  thy  throne 35 

Dear  Saviour,  if  these  lambs  .     Mrs.  Hyde  .,       .  89 

Dear  Saviour,  when  my  thoughtsJVZ-rs.  (S^eeZe.         .  193 

Disdain  not,  O  Eternal     ,        .    Searle         .        .  40 


VIU 


INDEX   OF  FIRST   LINES. 


AimroE. 

Earth's  shadowy  years    .        .  Hastings 
Ere  to  the  world  again    .... 

Far  from  my  thoughts  vain    .  Watts  . 

Far  from  the  world,  0  Lord  .  Cowper 

Father,  let  thy  light         .        .  Hastings 

Father,  whate'er  of  earthly    .  Mrs.  Steele 

For  a  season  called  .        .        .  Neivton 

Forbid  them  not,  the  Saviour  ,  Hastings 

Forbid  them  not  to  come         .  Hastings 

Forget  thyself,  Christ  bade     .  Hastings 

Gentle  stranger,  fearless  .  Hastings 

Gently,  Lord,  O  gently  lead  us  Hastings 

Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears     .  Gerhard 

God  of  the  nations  bow   .        .  Hastings 

God  only  is  the  creature's       .  Faber . 

Go,  for  the  Master  calls  thee  .  Hastings 

Grant  us  wisdom,  gracious     .  Hastings 

Great  God,  we  would  to  thee  .  Hastings 
Great  God,  with  heart  and  ton^xiQAnon. 


Hast  thou  lost  a  child  ?    . 
Have  pity  on  me 
He  knelt  1— the  Saviour  knelt 
How  beauteous  the  morning 
How  did  the  pious  Abram 
How  frail  are  these  bodies 
How  glorious  is  the  land  . 
How  great  thy  mercies.  Lord 
How  large  the  promise    . 
How  still  and  peaceful  is 
How  sweet  on  thy  bosom 
How  tender  is  thy  hand  . 

I  bless  the  Lord  for  sorrows 

I  heard  the  voice  of  Jesus 

I  love  to  steal  awhile 

In  darkness  and  temptation 

In  sleep' s  serene 

In  time  of  fear  . 


.  Comm. 

.  Mrs.  Hemans 

.  Hastings 

.  Anon. 

.  Hastings 

.  Bonar  . 

'.  Watts  '. 

.  Scottish 

.  Searle 

.  Hastings 

.  Anon. 

,  Bonar 

.  3lrs.  P.  Broion 

.  Hastings 

.  Haivksivorth 

.  Hastings 


INDEX   OF  FIRST   LINES. 


IX 


ATJTHOE. 

In  vain  the  fancy  strives .        .  Neivton 

In  -wakeful  hours  of  night       .  Watts  . 

I  sa-w  One  hanging  on      .        .  Newton 

Is  there  a  time  when  moments  Mrs.  Opie 

I  thank  the  Lord      .        .        .  Am.  Tr.  So. 

It  is  the  Lord,  my  soul    .        .  Hastings 

Jerusalem,  my  happy  home    .  Ancient 

Jesus,  thy  boundless  love        .  C.  Wesley 

Jesus,  where'er  thy  people      .  Cowper 

Jesus,  while  our  hearts  are     .  Hastings 


Kindly  the  Lord  appeared 
Knov,  my  soul,  thy  full  . 


Searle 
Montgomery 


Let  us  sound  the  infant  chorus    Hastings 
Life  is  a  span,  a        .        .        .    Mrs.  Steele 
Long  as  he  lives  he  shall .        .     Comm 
Look  back,  my  soul  .        .        .     West,  Rec. 
Lord,  assist  us  by     .        .        .    Hastings 
Lord,  dismiss  us  with  thy        .     Burder 
Lord,  I  confess  before      .        .     Anon, 
Lord.  I  would  come  to  thee    .     Hastings 
Lord  of  the  Sabbath         .... 
Lord,  teach  a  little  child .... 
Lord,  thou  will  hear  me  when     Watts  , 
Lord,  we  bow  with  deep  .        .    Hastings 


Mother  bids  thee,  lovely  . 
Must  Jesus  bear  the  cross  ?     . 
My  dear  Redeemer  and  my  Lord 
My  faith  looks  up  to  thee 
My  Father's  house  on  high     . 
My  God,  how  endless 
My  God,  the  covenant  of 
My  God,  the  spring  of  all 
My  God,  thy  service  will 
My  heavenly  Father,  I  confess 
My  home  is  in  heaven 
My  soul,  be  on  thy  guard 


Anon. 
Watts  , 
Rev.  Dr,  R, 


Watts  . 
Doddridge 
Mvs.  Steele 
Doddridge 

Lyte    . 
Heath  . 


Palmer '. 


INDEX   OF   FIKST   LINES. 


Ne-w  every  morning , 

No  cross,  no  crown  . 

Now  condescend 

Now  from  labor  and  from  care 

Now,  O  Lord,  to  thee 


AUTHOE. 

HYMN. 

KeeUe 

3 

Hastings 

.    16T 

Anon. 

.      20 

■Hastings 

6 

Comm 

.    118 

O  cease,  my  wand' ring    . 

O  deem  not  they  are 

O  Grod  of  Abram,  bear    . 

Oh,  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul 

Oh,  grieve  ye  not     . 

Oh,  why  delay . 

O,  Jesus,  delight 

O  Lord,  behold  us  at 

O  Lord,  encouraged  by    . 

O  Lord,  I  would  delight  . 

One  family  we  dwell 

One  God  I  must  worship 

O  strange  infirmity  . 

O  that  I  could  for  ever    . 

O  thou  who  art  the  widow's 

O  thou  whose  tender  mercy 

O  what  is  earthly  pleasure 

O  ye  mourners,  cease 

Parting  soul,  the  floods  . 
Perpetual  blessings . 
Pilgrims  in  this  vale 
Prayer  and  praise  together 


Rejoice  in  the  Lord  . 
R*est  upon  thy  Saviour's  . 
Rock  of  Ages    . 

Saviour,  I  look  to  thee  . 
Saviour,  who  thy  flock  . 
Say  while  you  press  with 
Scorn  not  the  slightest  . 
Serene  I  laid  me  down    , 


Muhle7iburgh 

Bryant 

Hastings 

Watts . 

Hastings 

Hastings 

Hastings 

Mrs.  T. 

Searle 

Mrs.  Steele. 

C.  Wesley 

Hastings 

Searle 

Rev.  Dr.  Reed 

Anon. 

Mrs.  Steele 

Hastings 

Collier 

Edmeston 
Watts  . 
Hastings 
Hastings 


Quiet,  Lord,  this  trembling    .    Hastings 


Hastings 
Hastings 
Toplady 

Hastings 


.    Dwight 


INDEX    OF    FIRST   LINES. 


AXJTHOE. 

Shepherd  of  the  fold        .        .  Hastings 

Shepherd  of  the  little       .        .  Hastings 

So  fades  the  lovely   .        .        .  Mrs.  Steele 

Songs  in  the  night    .        .        .  Hastings 

Spirit  of  peace  .        .        .  Lyte    . 

Summer's  mildest  breeze        .  Hastings 
Sweet  fruits  afflictions  bring  . 

Sweet  is  the  light  of         ,        .  Edmeston 

Swift  as  the  winged  arrow  flies  Anon. 

The  Author  of  salvation  .        .  Hastings 

The  covenant  of  grace     .        .  Hastings 

The  hour  of  deep  solicitude    .  Hastings 

The  hours  of  evening  close      .  Mrs.  Conder 

The  leaves  around  me  falling  .  Lyte    . 

The  natal  day  has  come  .        .  Hastings 

The  pity  of  the  Lord        .        .  Watts  . 

There  is  a  calm  for  those        .  Montgomery 

There  is  a  land  mine  eye         .  Anon. 

There  is  an  hour  of  hallowed  .  Tappan 

There  is  a  path  that  leads        .  Anon. 

The  relics  of  departed     .        .  3fiss  B. 

The  rosy  light  is  dawning        .  Hastings 

The  Saviour  bids  thee  watch  .  Hastings 

The  Saviour  kindly  calls         .  Doddridge 

The  song  of  gratitude      .        .  Hastings 

The  widow  and  the  .        .        .  Hastings 

Though  we  are  simple,  weak  .  Anon. 

Thou  from  whom  we  never     .  Anon. 

Thou  God  of  sovereign  grace  .  Anon. 

Thou  lovely  source  of  true      .  Mrs.  Steele 
Thou,  O  Lord,  didst  hear 

Through  sorrow's  night  .        .  H.  K.  White 

Thy  gracious  presence    .        .  3frs.  Steele 

Thy  life  I  read,  my  .        .        .  Stennet 

Thy  name.  Almighty  Lord      .  Watts  . 

Time  is  winging        .        .         .  Burton 

'Tis  midnight!  and  on    .        .  Tappan 

'Tis  sweet  to  rest  in         .        .  Anon. 

To  Jesus,  the  crown  of    .        .  Cowper 


Xii  INDEX   OF  FIRST   LINES. 

ATJTnOE.  HTMK. 

To  thee,  my  God,  my  heart    .    3frs.  Steele         .  44 

To  thee,  when  called  awhile    •     Spiritual  Songs  191 

Wait,  my  soul,  upon  the  Lord    Gems  .        .        .  S4 

Weep  not  for  the  saint     .        .    Dr.  L.  Bacon     .  197 

We  lift  our  hearts  to  thee       .     J.  Wesley   .        .  2 

Whatever  dims  thy  sense        .    3frs.  Hale  .        .  82 

What  is  the  thing  of  greatest .    Montgomery        .  151 

What  rude  conflict  .        .        .     Hastings     .        .  S3 

What  sight  on  earth  more       .    Hastings     .        .  95 

When  discipline,  with  piercing   Hastings     .        .  58 

When  discipline,  with  temper     Hastings     .        .  5T 

When  the  heart,  oppressed  with  Church  3felodies  58 

When  the  worn  spirit  wants  .     Edmeston   .        ,  11 

Wherever  two  or  three 75 

Who  can  sound  the  depths      .     Hastings     .        .  195 

Why  lament  the  Christian      .    Uasti7igs     .        .  120 

Why  to-day  cast  down  ?  ,        .     Hastinys     .        .  23 

Why  weep  for  those,  frail  child     ....  135 

Why,  Avhen  storms  around      .     Searle ...  32 

Within  those  quiet  walls,  O  Lord  Montgotnery       .  78 
With  tearful  eyes  I  look         .    Songs  in  the  Night  24 

Ye  children  of  a  favored  .        .    Hastings    .        .  162 

Yes,  there  is  one  above    .        .     Searle         .        .  29 

Young  and  happy  as  thou  art .     Toplady      .       .  99 


THE 

MOTHER'S    HYMN    BOOK. 


f^iDili]  SeboiioK) 


■|  MORNING-GRATITUDE.  J^   J^J 

Gratitude — Ward. 

1  In  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid, 

I  safely  passed  the  silent  night ; 
Again  I  see  the  breaking  shade, 
I  drink  again  the  morning  light. 

2  New-born  I  bless  the  waking  hour, 

Once  more,  with  awe,  rejoice  to  be : 
My  conscious  soul  resumes  her  power. 
And  springs,  my  guardian  God,  to  thee. 

3  0  guide  me  through  the  various  maze 

My  doubtful  feet  may  this  day  tread ; 
And  spread  thy  shield's  protecting  blaze 
Where  dangers  press  around,  my  head. 

4  A  deeper  shade  will  soon  impend, 

A  deeper  sleep  mine  eyes  oppress ; 


14  FAMILY   DEVOTION. 

Yet  then  thy  strength  shall  still  defend, 
Thy  goodness  still  dehght  to  bless. 

5  That  deeper  shade  shall  break  away, 

That  deeper  sleep  shall  leave  mine  eyes ; 
Thy  hght  shall  give  eternal  day, 
Thy  love,  the  rapture  of  the  skies. 


0  MORNING— SPIRITUAU   LIGHT. 

Watchman — State  Street. 

1  We  lift  our  hearts  to  thee, 

Thou  Day-star  from  on  high ! 
The  sun  itself  is  but  thy  shade, 
Yet  cheers  both  earth  and  sky, 

2  0  let  thy  rising  beams 

Dispel  the  shades  of  night ; 
And  let  the  glories  of  thy  love 
Come  like  the  morning  light ! 

3  How  beauteous  nature  now  ! 

How  dark  and  sad  before  ! — 
With  joy  we  view  the  pleasing  day, 
And  nature's  God  adore. 

4  May  we  this  life  improve, 

To  mourn  for  errors  past ; 
And  live  this  short  revolving  day 
As  if  it  were  our  last. 


S.M. 


FAMILY     DEVOTION.  15 

0  MORNING  HYMN.  J^   ]yj 

^  Gratitude — Uxbridge. 

ASKING      FOE     SPIBITTTAL     LIGHT. 

1  New  every  morning  is  the  love 
Our  wakening  and  uprising  prove ; 
Through  sleep  and  darkness  safely  brought, 
Eestored  to  life,  and  power,  and  thought. 

2  New  mercies  each  returning  day 
Hover  around  us  while  we  pray  ; 
New  perils  past,  new  sins  forgiven, 
New  thoughts  of  God,  new  hopes  of  heaven 

3  If  on  our  daily  course,  our  mind 
Be  set  to  hallow  all  we  find. 

Some  softening  gleam  of  love  and  prayer 
Shall  dawn  on  every  cross  and  care. 

4  The  trivial  round,  the  common  task 
Will  furnish  all  we  ought  to  ask  ; 
Room  to  deny  ourselves,  a  road 
To  bring  us  daily  nearer  God. 

5  Seek  we  no  more ;  content  with  these, 
Let  present  rapture,  comfort,  ease. 

As  Heaven  shall  bid  them,  come  and  go  : 
The  secret  this  of  rest  below. 

6  Only,  0  Lord,  in  thy  dear  love 
Fit  us  for  perfect  rest  above ; 
And  help  us  this,  and  every  day, 
To  live  more  nearly  as  we  pray. 


16  FAMILY    DEVOTION. 

A  MORNING— GRATITUDE. 

^  PleyeVs  Hymn — German  Air. 

1  Thou,  0  Lord,  didst  hear  my  cry, 
Thy  protecting  hand  was  nigh  ; 
Peaceful  slumbers  thou  didst  shed 
On  my  weary,  drooping  head. 

2  Come  thou,  with  the  dawning  ray, 
On  my  soul  thy  beams  display ; 
Sweeter  than  the  smiUng  morn 
Let  thy  cheering  light  return. 

C  MORNING^PRESERVATION. 

"  Shirland— State  Street. 

1  Serene  I  laid  me  down 

Beneath  his  guardian  care : 
I  slept — and'  I  awoke,  and  found 
My  kind  Preserver  near, 

2  Thus  does  thine  arm  support 

This  weak,  defenseless  frame ; 
But  whence  these  favors,  Lord,  to  me, 
All  worthless  as  I  am  ? 

3  Oh !  how  shall  I  repay 

The  bounties  of  my  Grod  ? 

This  feeble  spirit  pants  beneath 

The  pleasing,  painful  load. 

4  My  life  I  would  anew 

Devote,  0  Lord,  to  thee ; 
And  in  thy  service  I  would  spend 
A  long  eternity. 


Ts, 


FAMILY     DEVOTION.  IT' 

n       EVENING— CONFESSION  AND  PRAISE,      ^'s  6  H 

1  N'ow  from  labor  and  from  care, 

Evening  shades  have  set  me  free ; 
In  the  work  of  praise  and  prayer, 

Lord  !  I  would  converse  with  thee  ;■ 
Oh !  behold  me  from  above, 
Fill  me  with  a  Saviour's  love. 

2  Sin  and  sorrow,  guilt  and  wo, 

Wither  all  ray  earthly  joys ; 
Naught  can  charm  me  here  below. 

But  my  Saviour's  melting  voice :: 
Lord !  forgive — thy  grace  restore, 
Make  me  thine  for  evermore. 

3  For  the  blessings  of  this  day, 

For  the  mercies  of  this  hour, 
For  the  gospel's  cheering  ray, 

For  the  Spirit's  quickening  power, — 
Grateful  notes  to  thee  I  raise  ; 
Oh !  accept  my  song  of  praise. 


y    EVENING— GRATITUDE  AND  CONFESSION.  Q    ]Vf 
Ortonville—Barby. 

1  Perpetual  blessings  from  above 
Encompassed  me  around ; 
But  oh  !  how  few  returns  of  love, 
Hath  my  Creator  found. 


18  FAMILY    DEVOTION. 

2  What  have  I  done  for  him  who  died, 

To  save  my  wretched  soul  ? 
How  are  my  folUes  multipHed, 
Fast  as  the  minutes  roll ! 

3  Lord,  with  this  guilty  heart  of  mine, 

To  thy  dear  cross  I  flee, 
And  to  thy  grace  my  soul  resign, 
To  be  renew'd  by  thee. 

4  Sprinkled  afresh  by  pard'ning  blood, 

I  lay  me  down  to  rest ; 
As  in  th'  embraces  of  my  God, 
Or  on  my  Saviour's  breast. 

0  EVENING  OR    MORNING— PRAISE.  T     ]y| 

^  Seasons — Gratitude. 

1  Mt  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love  ! 

Thy  gifts  are  every  evening  new ; 
And  morning  mercies  from  above 
Gently  distill  Hke  early  dew. 

2  Thou  spread'st  the  curtain  of  the  night, 

Great  Guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours ; 
Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light. 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy  powers. 

3  I  yield  my  powers  to  thy  command, 

To  thee  I  consecrate  my  days : 
Perpetual  blessings  from  thy  hand 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 


FAMILY    DEVOTION.  19 

Q  FOURTH  PSALM-EVENING.  Q    J^J 

*'  Dundee — Peterborough. 

1  Lord,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray ; 

I  am  for  ever  thine  : 
I  fear  before  thee  all  the  day 
Nor  would  I  dare  to  sin. 

2  And  while  I  rest  my  weary  head 

From  cares  and  business  free, 
'Tis  sweet  conversing  on  my  bed 
With  my  own  heart  and  thee. 

3  I  pay  this  evening  sacrifice  ; 

And  when  my  work  is  done, 
Great  God,  my  faith,  my  hope  relies 
Upon  thy  grace  alone. 

4  Thus  with  my  thoughts    composed  to 

peace, 
I'll  give  mine  eyes  to  sleep  ; 
Thy  hand  in  safety  keeps  my  days, 
And  will  my  slumbers  keep. 

■ir|  EVENING  HYMN.  f7's 

PleyeVs  Hymn — Eshtamoa. 

1  Thou,  from  whom  we  never  part, 

Thou,  whose  love  is  everywhere, 
Thou,  who  seest  every  heart. 
Listen  to  our  evening  prayer. 

2  Fa^iher,  fill  our  hearts  with  love, 

Love  unfailing,  full  and  free  ; 


20  FAMILY     DEVOTION. 

Love  no  injury  can  move, 
Love  that  ever  rests  on  thee. 

3  Heavenly  Father !  through  the  night 
Keep  us  safe  from  every  ill, 
Cheerful  as  the  morning  light 
May  we  wake  to  do  thy  will. 


i-|  SATURDAY  EVENING  THOUGHTS.      Q^"^^ 

■*■■*■  Dunkirk— Boynto7i. 

1  When  the  worn  spirit  wants  repose, 

And  sighs  her  God  to  seek, 
How  sweet  to  hail  the  evening's  close 
That  ends  the  weary  week ! 

2  How  sweet  will  be  the  early  dawn 

That  opens  on  the  sight, 
When  first  the  soul-reviving  morn 
Shall  shed  new  rays  of  light. 

3  Blest   day!    thine   hours   too   soon  will 

cease, 
Yet,  while  they  gently  roll. 
Breathe,  heavenly  Spirit,  source  of  peace, 
A  Sabbath  o'er  my  soul. 

4  When  will  my  pilgrimage  be  done, 

The  world's  long  week  be  o'er, 
That  Sabbath  dawn  which  needs  no  sun, 
That  day  which  fades  no  more  ? 


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FAMILY     DEVOTION.  21 

<0  SATURDAY  EVENING.  g^  J^^ 

*  State  Street— Dennis. 

1  The  hours  of  evening  close  ; 

Its  lengthened  shadows,  drawn 
O'er  scenes  of  earth,  invite  repose, 
And  wait  the  Sabbath  dawn. 

2  So  let  its  calm  prevail 

O'er  forms  of  outward  care  ; 
ISTor  thought  for  "  many  things"  assail 
The  still  retreat  of  prayer. 

3  Our  guardian  Shepherd  near 

His  watcliful  eye  will  keep  ; 

And,  safe  from  violence  and  fear, 

Will  fold  his  flock  to  sleep. 

4  So  may  a  holier  light 

Than  earth's  our  spirits  rouse, 
And  call  us,  strengthened  by  his  might, 
To  pay  the  Lord  our  vows. 

iO       A  BRIGHT  SABBATH  MORNING.  Ys&Gs    PgC 
Missionary  Hymn. 

1  The  rosy  light  is  dawning 

Upon  the  mountain's  brow ; 
It  is  the  Sabbath  morning — 

Arise  and  pay  thy  vow. 
Lift  up  thy  voice  to  heaven 

In  sacred  praise  and  prayer, 
While  unto  thee  is  given 

The  light  of  life  to  share. 


22  FAMILY     DEVOTION. 

2  The  landscape  lately  shrouded 

By  evening's  paler  ray, 
Smiles  beauteous  and  unclouded 

Before  the  eye  of  day  : 
So  let  our  souls,  benighted 

Too  long  in  folly's  shade, 
By  thy  kind  smiles  be  lighted 

To  joys  that  never  fade. 

3  Oh,  see  those  waters,  streaming 

In  crystal  purity  ; 
While  earth  with  verdure  teeming, 

Gives  rapture  to  the  eye ! 
Let  rivers  of  salvation 

In  larger  currents  flow, 
'Till  every  tribe  and  nation 

Their  healing  virtues  know. 

-tA  SABSATH  MORNING.  Q^  J^^ 

Fountain — Armenia. 

1  Again,  the  Lord  of  life  and  light 

Awakes  the  kindhng  ray, 
Dispels  the  darkness  of  the  night. 
And  pours  increasing  day. 

2  Oh  1  what  a  night  was  that  which  wrapt 

A  sinful  world  in  gloom  ! 
Oh !  what  a  sun,  which  broke,  this  day, 
Triumphant  from  the  tomb  ! 

3  Tliis  day  be  grateful  homage  paid, 


FAMILY     DEVOTION.  23 

Let  gladness  dwell  in  every  heart, 
And  praise  on  every  tongue. 

4  Ten  thousand  thousand  lips  shall  join 
To  hail  this  vt^elcome  morn, 
Which  scatters  blessings,  from  its  vs^ings, 
To  nations  yet  unborn. 

15  """"^  SABBATH.  J^    J^^ 

Sabbath — Beneficence. 

1  Lord  of  the  Sabbath  and  its  light, 

I  hail  thy  hallowed  day  of  rest; 
It  is  my  weary  soul's  delight, 

The  solace  of  my  care-worn  breast 

2  Its  dewy  morn,  its  glowing  noon, 

Its  tranquil  eve,  its  solemn  night, 
Pass  sweetly ;  but  they  pass  too  soon. 
And  leave  me  saddened  at  their  flight. 

3  Yet  sweetly  as  they  glide  along, 

And  hallowed  tho'  the  calm  they  yield, 
Transporting  tho'  their  rapturous  song, 
And  heavenly  visions  seem  revealed ; 

4  My  soul  is  desolate  and  drear, 

My  silent  harp  untuned  remains. 
Unless,  my  Saviour,  thou  art  near. 

To  heal   my  wounds   and   soothe   my 
pains. 


24  FAMILY     DEVOTION. 

5  0 !  Jesus,  let  me  ever  hail 

Thy  presence  with  the  day  of  rest ; 
Then  will  thy  servant  never  fail 
To  deem  thy  Sabbath  doubly  blest. 

1g  SABBATH  EVENING  IN  SUMMER.  J^   AT 

Mendon — Beneficence,. 

1  Is  there  a  time  when  moments  flow 

More  peacefully  than  all  beside, 
It  is,  of  all  the  times  below, 

A  Sabbath  eve  in  summer's  tide. 

2  Delightful  scene  !  a  world  at  rest, 

A  God  all  love,  no  grief,  no  fear, 
A  heavenly  hope,  a  peaceful  breast, 
A  smile  unsullied  by  a  tear. 

3  If  heaven  be  ever  felt  below, 

A  scene  so  heavenly,  sure,  as  this. 
May  cause  a  heart  on  earth  to  know 
Some  foretaste  of  celestial  bliss. 

4  Dehghtful  hour !  how  soon  will  night 

Spread  her  dark  mantle  o'er  thy  reign ! 
And  soon  the  morn's  returning  hght 
Will  call  us  to  the  world  again. 

5  Yet  will  there  dawn,  at  last,  a  day — 

A  sun  that  never  sets,  shall  rise : 
Night  will  not  vail  his  glorious  ray, 
The  heavenly  Sabbath  never  dies. 


FAjnLY     DEVOTION.  25 

Jiy  SABBATH  EVENING.  J^    -^ 

^  '  Ward — "  Siceet  is  the  Light.''' 

1  Sweet  is  the  light  of  Sabbath  eve, 

And  soft  the  sunbeams  lingering  there ; 
For  these  blest  hours,  the  world  I  leave, 
Wafted  on  wings  of  faith  and  prayer. 

2  The  time  how  lovely  and  how  still  ; 

Peace  shines  and  smiles  on  all  below — 
The  plain,  the  stream,  the  wood,  the  hill — 
All  fair  with  evening's  setting  glow. 

3  Season  of  rest !  the  tranquil  soul 

Feels  the    sweet   calm,  and   melts   to 
love — 
And  while  these  sacred  moments  roU, 
Faith  sees  the  smiUng  heaven  above. 

4  Nor  will  our  days  of  toil  be  long, 

Our  pilgrimage  will  soon  be  trod; 

And  we  shall  join  the  ceaseless  song — 

The  endless  Sabbath  of  our  God. 

■JO  SECRET    DEVOTION.  (J    "^j^^ 

"*'*'  Fountain — Brattle  Street. 

1  Far  from  the  world,  0  Lord,  I  flee, 

From  strife  and  tumult  far  ; 
From  scenes  where  Satan  wages  still 
His  most  successful  war. 

2  The  calm  retreat,  the  silent  shade, 

With  prayer  and  praise  agree  ; 
3 


26  FAMILY     DEVOTION. 

And  seem,  by  thy  sweet  bounty,  made 
For  those  who  follow  thee. 

3  There,  if  thy  spirit  touch  the  soul, 

And  grace  her  mean  abode, 
Oh  !  with  what  peace,  and  joy,  and  love, 
She  communes  with  her  Grod. 

4  There,  like  the  nightingale,  she  pours 

Her  sohtary  lays ; 
Nor  asks  a  witness  of  her  song, 
ISTor  thirsts  for  human  praise. 

5  Author  and  Gruardian  of  my  Hfe, — 

Sweet  source  of  light  divine, — 

And — all  harmonious  names  in  one — 

Blest  Saviour ! — thou  art  mine. 

6  "What  thanks  I  owe  thee,  and  what  love ! 

And  praise,  an  endless  store. 
Shall  echo  through  the  realms  above, 
When  time  shall  be  no  more. 

iq  SECRET  PRAYER  AT  TWILIGHT.         Q^  J^^ 

1  I  LOVE  to  steal  awhile  away 

From  every  cumb'ring  care ; 
And  spend  the  hours  of  setting  day 
In  humble,  grateful  prayer. 

2  I  love  in  solitude  to  shed 

The  penitential  tear ; 
And  all  his  promises  to  plead. 
Where  none  but  God  is  near. 


FAMILY     DEVOTION.  27 

3  I  love  to  think  on  mercies  past, 

And  future  good  implore  ; 
And  all  my  cares  and  sorrows  cast 
On  him  whom  I  adore. 

4  I  love  by  faith  to  take  a  view 

Of  brighter  scenes  in  heav'n  ; 
The  prospect  doth  my  strength  renew, 
While  here  by  tempests  driv'n. 

5  Thus  when  life's  toilsome  day  is  o'er, 

May  its  departing  ray 
Be  calm  as  this  impressive  hour ; 
And  lead  to  endless  day. 

Of)  CHILDREN'S  EVENING  HYMN.  Q    ]\^£ 

Orto7iville — Fountain. 

1  Now  condescend,  Almighty  King ! 

To  bless  this  little  throng  ; 

And  kindly  listen  while  we  sing 

Our  pleasant  evening  song. 

2  Brothers  and  sisters,  hand  in  hand, 

Our  lips  together  move  ; 

0  smile  upon  this  httle  band, 

Unite  our  hearts  in  love. 

3  We  come  to  own  the  power  divine 

That  watches  o'er  our  days  ; 
For  this  our  feeble  voices  join, 
To  Grod  we  give  the  praise. 


28  FAMILY     DEVOTION. 

4  May  we  in  safety  sleep  to-night, 

From  every  danger  free  ; 
For,  Lord,  the  darkness  and  the  light 
Are  both  alike  to  thee. 

5  And  when  the  rising  sun  displays 

His  cheerful  beams  abroad  ; 
Then  shall  our  gTateful  morning  lays 
Declare  the  love  of  God. 

01  EVENING  INFANT  CHORUS,  gg    ^    ^S 

^^  Dismission. 

1  Let  us  sound  the  infant  chorus 

To  our  Father  in  the  skies, 
"Who  so  kindly  watches  o'er  us, 
And  our  every  want  supplies. 

2  By  his  care  we  nightly  slumber, 

Waking  with  the  morning  ray ; 

While  his  mercies,  without  number. 

Still  descend  from  day  to  day. 

3  All  our  infant,  smiling  pleasures. 

All  our  raiment  and  our  food ; 
All  our  precious  little  treasures. 
Teach  us  that  the  Lord  is  good. 

4  Thanks  to  Grod,  who  still  supplies  us 

With  kind  friends  and  parents  dear ; 
Thanks  to  God,  who  ne'er  denies  us 
Aught  we  need  for  comfort  here. 


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FAMILY     DEVOTION.  29 

5  To  our  Father  high  in  heaven, 
To  the  well-beloved  Son, 
To  the  Spirit,  praise  be  given — • 
Grlory  to  our  Grod  alone. 

99  HEAVENLY  ASPIRATIONS.  O    -M" 

^^  Abode— St.  Thomas. 

1  My  Father's  house  on  high, 

Home  of  my  soul,  how  near 
At  times  to  Faith's  illumined  eye 
Thy  golden  gates  appear  ! 

2  My  thirsty  spirit  faints 

To  reach  the  land  I  love. 
The  bright  inheritance  of  saints, — 
Jerusalem  above. 

3  Yet  clouds  will  intervene. 

And  all  my  prospect  flies ; 
Like  Noah's  dove,  I  flit  between 
Rough  seas  and  stormy  skies. 

4  Anon  the  clouds  depart, 

The  winds  and  waters  cease, 
While  sweetly  o'er  my  gladdened  heart 
Expands  the  bow  of  peace. 


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30  SEASONS   OF  PERIL. 

Se^3O03  of  £ehi. 


23  "SUFFICIENT    TO  THE    DAY."    8s  &  Ys.  dW. 

Aberdeen — Love  Divine. 

1  Why  to-day  cast  down  in  sorrow ; 

Burdened  with  prospective  grief, 
Lest  the  trials  of  to-morrow 

Should  not  find  a  full  relief? 
Chide  each  dark  anticipation ; 

Present  ills  may  now  suffice  ; 
These  beheld  with  resignation, 

Prove  but  mercies  in  disguise. 

2  Joys  and  sorrows,  ever  fleeting, 

Lilce  the  visions  of  a  day, 
Oft  their  visits  are  repeating 

As  the  years  of  life  decay  : 
Fix  thy  hopes  on  things  eternal. 

Far  above  terrestrial  care, 
Scenes  of  bliss  for  ever  vernal 

Soon  will  greet  thy  entrance  there. 

04  WHISPERS  FROM  HEAVEN.  T     J^J 

^^  Betreai—ZepJiyr.  '       * 

1  With  tearful  eyes  I  look  around, 

Life  seems  a  dark  and  stormy  sea ; 
Yet  'midst  the  gloom,  I  hear  a  sound, 

A  heavenly  whisper,  "  Come  to  me." 


SEASONS   OF   PERIL.  31 

2  It  tells  me  of  a  place  of  rest — 

It  tells  me  where  my  soul  may  flee , 
0  !  to  the  weary,  faint,  oppressed, 

How  sweet  the  bidding,  "  Come  to 
Me." 

3  When  nature  shudders,  loth  to  part 

From  all  I  love,  enjoy,  and  see  ; 
When  a  faint  chill  steals  o'er  my  heart, 
A  sweet  voice  utters,  "  Gome  to  Me. 

4  '^  Come,  for  all  else  must  fail  and  die  ; 

Earth  is  no  resting  place  for  thee ; 

Heavenward  direct  thy  weeping  eye, 

I  am  thy  portion.   Come  to  Me." 

5  0,  voice  of  mercy  !  voice  of  love ! 

In  conflict,  grief,  and  agony, 
Support  me,  cheer  me  from  above  ! 
And  gently  whisper,  "  Come  to  Me." 

05  SUBMISSION  IN  TRIALS.  Q    ]y[ 

Boyiiton — Balerma. 

1  The  hour  of  deep  solicitude, 

O  Lord,  is  drawing  nigh, 
When  sorrows,  like  a  raging  flood, 
Shall  lift  their  waves  on  high. 

2  0  then  to  feel  thy  powerful  aid, 

To  rest  upon  thine  arm, 
To  have  my  strength  on  Jesus  stayed, 
'Mid  danger  and  alarm  ! 


32  SEASONS   OF  PERIL. 

3  When  sudden  anguish  weighs  me  down, 

And  I  draw  near  to  death, 
Let  me  not  feel  a  Saviour's  frown 
In  every  lab'ring  breath  ; 

4  But  let  me  hear  that  gentle  voice 

Which  bids  the  waves  "  be  still ;" 
Which  makes  the  trembhng  heart  rejoice, 
Anchor' d  within  the  vail. 

5  Myself  to  thee  I  now  resign  ; 

Lord,  let  thy  will  be  done  ; 
Body  and  spirit  still  are  thine, 
And  thou  art  God  alone. 

26  A  PROMISE.  gg^ 

Confidence, — Ludlow. 

1  How  sweet  on  thy  bosom  to  rest. 

When  nature's  affliction  is  near ; 
The  soul  that  can  trust  thee  is  blest, 
Thy  smiles  bring  deliv'rance  from  fear. 

2  The  Lord  has  in  kindness  declar'd 

That  those  who  will  trust  in  his  name, 
Shall  in  the  sharp  conflict  be  spar'd. 
His  mercy  and  love  to  proclaim. 

3  This  promise  shall  be  to  my  soul 

A  messenger  sent  from  the  skies ; 
An  anchor  when  billows  shall  roll, 
A  refuge  when  tempests  arise. 


SEASONS   OF  PERIL.  33 

4  0  Saviour,  the  promise  fulfill, 

Its  comfort  impart  to  my  mind ; 

Then  cahnly  I'll  bow  to  thy  will — 

To  the  cup  of  affliction  resigned. 

27  ^?°^lr''  "^^  ;^;'^^-      6s  &  4s. 

***•  New  Haven — Olivet, 

1  Saviour,  I  look  to  thee, 
Be  not  thou  far  from  me, 

'Mid  storms  that  lower ; 
On  me  thy  care  bestow. 
Thy  loving  kindness  show,,- 
Thine  arms  around  me  tlirow ; 

This  trying  hour. 

2  Saviour,  I  look  to  thee. 
Feeble  as  infancy, 

Gird  up  my  heart : 
Author  of  life  and  light, 
Thou  hast  an  arm  of  might. 
Thine  is  the  sovereign  right, 

Thy  strength  impart. 

3  Saviour,  I  look  to  thee. 
Let  me  thy  fullness  see. 

Save  me  from  fear  : 
While  at  thy  cross  I  kneel, 
All  my  backslidings  heal. 
And  a  free  pardon  seal, 

My  soul  to  cheer. 


34  SEASONS   OF   PERIL. 

4  Saviour,  I  look  to  thee, 
Thine  shall  the  glory  be, 

Hearer  of  prayer : 
Thou  art  my  only  aid, 
On  thee  my  soul  is  stayed. 
Naught  can  my  heart  invade, 

While  thou  art  near. 

OQ  NIGHT   WATCHING,  S.  M. 

^^  StiUingJleei— State  Street. 

1  In  wakeful  hours  of  night, 

I  call  my  God  to  mind ; 
I  think  how  wise  thy  counsels  are. 
And  all  thy  deahngs  kind. 

2  Since  thou  hast  been  my  help, 

To  thee  my  spirit  flies  ; 
And  on  thy  watchful  providence 
My  cheerful  hope  relies. 

3  The  shadow  of  thy  wing's 

My  soul  in  safety  keeps  ; 
I  follow  where  my  Father  leads, 
And  he  supports  my  steps. 

OQ  SYMPATHY  OF  CHRIST.  T     ^ 

Gratitude — Luton. 

1  Yes,  there  is  One  above  who  knows 
The  griefs  which  in  the  bosom  he  ; 
Interprets  every  tear  that  flows, 
And  reads  the  language  of  a  sigh. 


SEASONS   OF  PERIL.  35 

2  Think  not  the  Lord  from  sorrows'  plaint 

Will  e'er  avert  a  list'ning  ear  ; 
Think  not  that  he,  the  spirit  faint, 

With  his  rich  grace  will  cease  to  cheer. 

3  Rest  then  the  burden  of  your  grief 

On  that  kind  arm  which  never  fails ; 
Trust  in  that  promise  of  relief 

Which  to  the  sorrowing  saint  avails. 

OA  TRUSTING  IN  GOD.  Q    lyj 

*^^  Arcadia — Ortonmlle. 

1  In  time  of  fear. 
When  trouble's  near, 

I  look  to  thine  abode ; 

Though  helpers  fail, 

And  foes  prevail, 
I'll  put  my  trust  in  God. 

2  And  what  is  life. 
But  toil  and  strife  ? 

What  terror  has  the  grave  ? 

Thine  arm  of  power, 

In  peril's  hour, 
The  trembling  soul  will  save. 

3  In  darkest  skies, 
Though  storms  arise,  • 

I  will  not  be  dismayed ; 

0  God  of  light. 

And  boundless  might, 
My  soul  on  thee  is  stayed  I 


36  SEASONS   OF  PERIL. 

Q1    ENCOURAGEMENT  FROM   PAST  MERCIES.    P  PM 

'^A  NeedofFaitJi.  .^^^^ 

1  0  STRANGE  infirmity,  to  think 
That  he  will  leave  my  soul  to  sink 

In  darkness  and  distress ; 
Who  has  appeared  in  times  of  old, 
Who  sav'd  me  while  the  billows  roU'd, 

And  cheered  me  with  his  grace. 

2  What  sweeter  pledge  could  Grod  bestow, 
Of  help  in  future  scenes  of  wo, 

Than  grace  already  giv'n  ? 
But  unbehef,  that  hateful  thing, 
Oft  makes  me  sigh,  when  I  should  sing 

Of  confidence  in  heaven. 

00  AGAINST  GLOOMY  THOUGHTS,     gg   ^    h^ 

Dismission— Greenville. 

1  Why,  when  storms  around  you  gather, 

Should  your  trembling  spirit  sink  ? 
Look  to  Qod,  your  heav'nly  Father, 
And  of  his  sweet  promise  think. 

2  Fancy  will  be  often  painting 

Scenes  in  dark  and  fearful  shade ; 
Yet  why  should  thy  soul  be  fainting, 
Of  prospective  woes  afraid  ? 

3  Cease  that  dark  anticipation  ; 

Still  let  love  and  faith  abound ; 
For  the  day  of  tribulation 

Strength  sufficient  will  be  found. 


SEASONS  OF  PERIL.  37 

4  God  is  love,  and  will  not  leave  you 
When  you  most  his  kindness  need ; 
Grod  is  true,  nor  can  deceive  you, 
Though  your  faith  be  weak  indeed. 

qO  PAINFUL  ANTICIPATIONS,    gg    ^    ^3 

Aberdeen — Love  Divine. 

1  What  rude  conflict  lies  before  me, 

Nearer  still  th'  approaching  hour  ; 
May  that  Grod  who  watches  o'er  me, 

Save  by  his  almighty  power ! 
Will  he  treat  me  as  a  stranger, 

When  I  tell  him  all  my  grief? 
No  ;  in  many  a  time  of  danger 

He  has  brought  me  sweet  relief. 

2  In  his  love  and  peace  abiding. 

With  a  fixed,  unwavering  trust, 
In  his  promises  confiding, 

Who  is  merciful  as  just, 
I  will  chide  each  care  and  sorrow 

That  too  oft  my  bosom  fill, 
Nor  be  anxious  for  the  morrow, 

Waiting  for  his  holy  will. 

QA         STRENGTH    EQUAL  TO  THE   DAY.  ^S 

German  Hymn — Horton. 

1  Wait,  my  soul,  upon  the  Lord, 
To  his  gracious  promise  flee. 
Laying  hold  upon  his  word, 

"  As  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 
4 


38  SEASONS   OF   PERIL. 

2  If  the  sorrows  of  thy  case 

Seem  peculiar  still  to  thee, 
God  has  promis'd  needful  grace — 
"  As  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

3  Days  of  trial,  days  of  grief, 

In  succession  thou  may'st  see  ; 
This  is  still  thy  sweet  relief — 

"  As  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

4  Rock  of  Ages,  I'm  secure, 

With  thy  promise  full  and  free  ; 
Faithful,  positive,  and  sure, 

"  As  thy  day,  thy  strength  shall  be." 

OK  PRAYER  FOR  HELP.  g    ]y|^ 

State  Street—  Watchman. 

1  Dear  Lord,  before  thy  throne. 

Behold  thy  handmaid  fall ; 
Wilt  thou  not  hear  the  secret  groan, 
And  listen  when  I  call  ? 

2  Oppress'd'to  thee  I  fly ; 

Thy  promised  help  afford ; 

No  other  refuge  is  there  nigh 

But  thine,  Almighty  Lord. 

3  Now,  in  my  low  estate. 

Do  thou  remember  me ; 
One  smile  my  fear  shall  dissipate, 
And  make  the  darkness  flee. 


SEASONS   OF   PERIL.  39 

4  Stretch  out  thy  powerful  arm, 
On  thee  my  soul  shall  rest ; 
Speak,  Lord,  and  sweet  will  be  the  calm 
Within  my  anxious  breast. 

gg      LOOKING  TO  CHRIST  IN  TROUBLE,     ^g    6li. 
Ilalle — Sydenham.  ' 

1  Quiet,  Lord,  this  trembling  frame, 

Tranquillize  this  beating  heart, 
Let  the  savor  of  thy  name 

Sweetest  influence  now  impart. 
Till  the  thought  that  thou  art  near 
Shall  dispel  each  rising  fear. 

2  Let  me  find  a  hallowed  rest 

Never  more  in  sin  to  rove, 
Gently  leaning  on  thy  breast 

In  humility  and  love  ; 
Like  a  simple-hearted  child. 
With  affections  undefiled. 

3  Then,  though  earthly  cares  assail, 

Though  afflictions  mark  my  way, 
No  temptation  shall  prevail. 

To  dishearten  or  betray  : 
Wliile  I  thus  in  thee  confide, 
Every  want  is  satisfied. 

qir  CHRISTIAN  COURAGE.  O    VT 

Conflict — Luther. 
1  Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears, 
Hope  and  be  undismay'd; 


40  RECOVERY    FROM    SICKNESS. 

God  hears  thy  sighs  and  counts  thy  tears, 
He  will  hft  up  thy  head. 

2  Through  waves,  and  clouds,  and  storms, 
The  Lord  will  clear  thy  way ; 
Wait  thou  on  him,  and  soon  thy  night 
Shall  end  in  joyous  day. 


1^ecobel*()  fi*ofD   8iclioe.sa. 


QQ  GRATITUDE  TO  GOD.  g     J^^ 

State  Street — Dennis. 

1  Kindly  the  Lord  appear'd 

In  nature's  trying  hour  ; 
My  sinking  soul  his  mercy  cheer'd , 
I  felt  his  strength'ning  power. 

2  He  found  me  on  the  bed 

Of  languishing  and  pain  ; 
Bade  me  on  him  recline  my  head, 
Nor  seek  his  aid  in  vain. 

3  I  saw  his  mighty  arm 

Stretched  o'er  the  rolling  wave ; 
He  snatch'd  my  life  from  threat'ning  harm 
And  show'd  his  power  to  save. 


RECOVERY   FROM   SICKNESS.  41 

4  How  then  can  I  refuse 

The  tributary  strain  ? 
The  Lord  my  wasted  strength  renews, 
And  makes  me  well  again. 

5  0  may  my  future  days 

True  gratitude  display: 
Nor  only  speak,  but  Uve  his  praise, 
Through  each  revolving  day. 

39  CHRIST'S  LOVE.  •  L.  M. 

Gratitude — German  Air. 

1  Jesus,  thy  boundless  love  to  me 

No   thought    can    reach,    no    tongue 
declare  ; 
Unite  my  thankful  heart  to  thee. 
And  reign  without  a  rival  there. 

2  Thy  love,  how  cheering  is  its  ray  ! 

All  pain  before  its  presence  flies : 
Care,  anguish,  sorrow,  melt  away, 
Where'er  its  healing  beams  arise. 

3  0  let  thy  love  my  soul  inflame. 

And  to  thy  service  sweetly  bind  : 
Transfuse  it  through  my  inmost  frame, 
And  mould  me  wholly  to  thy  mind. 

4  Thy  love  in  sufferings  be  my  peace  ; 

Thy  love  in  weakness  make  me  strong ; 

And  when  the  storms  of  hfe  shall  cease, 

Thy  love  shall  be  my  heaven  and  song. 


42  RECOVERY   FROM   SICKNESS. 

AQ  PRAISE  FOR  RECOVERY,  J^    y^ 

Duke  Street — Seaso7is. 

1  Disdain  not,  0  eternal  King, 

To  hear  thy  grateful  handmaid  sing  ; 
0  for  a  seraph's  ardent  flame, 
To  celebrate  thy  glorious  name  ! 

2  To  him  who  sav'd  me  from  my  fears, 
And  wip'd  away  my  falling  tears; 

Who  in  my  weakness  made  me  strong — 
To  him  I'll  consecrate  my  song. 

3  Awake,  awake,  and  tune  the  lyre, 
Almighty  love  the  song  inspire ; 

0  let  me  ne'er  attempt  in  vain 
The  pure  and  elevated  strain. 

4  Rais'd  from  the  borders  of  the  grave, 

1  sing  thy  mighty  power  to  save  ; 
My  rescued  soul  shall  trust  in  thee, 
Through  time  and  in  eternity. 

A-l  PRAISE  FOR  RECOVERY.  Q^  ]y|^ 

"^■^  Boynton — Dedham. 

1  The  song  of  gratitude  I'll  raise 

Up  to  thy  high  abode, 
For  thou  hast  fill'd  my  mouth  with  praise. 
My  ever-gracious  Grod. 

2  Dangers  were  gath'ring  round  my  head, 

The  hour  of  conflict  came  ; 
What  time  my  spirit  was  afraid, 
I  trusted  in  thy  name. 


RECOVERY   FROM   SICKNESS.  43 

3  That  hour  of  agony  is  past, 

Which  many  a  Hfe  destroys  ; 
Sorrow  and  anguish  fled  in  haste, 
And  left  me  to  my  joys. 

4  What  shall  I  render  to  the  Lord, 

Who  brought  me  from  the  grave  ? 
For  ever  be  his  name  ador'd. 
For  he  is  strong  to  save. 

5  As  upward  waft  those  infant  sighs, 

My  thoughts  to  heaven  ascend ; 
Joy,  love,  and  gratitude  arise, 
And  praise  shall  never  end. 

/rpPRAISE  FOR  RECOVERY— CONSECRATION. p    TVT 
^^  Wirtli^Byefldd.  '       ' 

1  My  Grod,  thy  service  well  demands 

The  remnant  of  my  days  - 
Why  was  this  fleeting  breath  renew'd, 
But  to  renew  thy  praise  r 

2  Thine  arm  of  everlasting  love 

Did  this  weak  frame  sustain ; 
When  life  was  hov'ring  o'er  the  grave, 
And  nature  sunk  with  pain. 

3  Calmly  I  bowed  my  fainting  head 

On  thy  dear  faitliful  breast ; 
Pleas'd  to  obey  my  Father's  call 
To  his  eternal  rest. 


44  RECOVERY  FROM   SICKNESS. 

4  Back  from  the  borders  of  the  grave 

At  thy  command  I  come  ; 
JSTor  will  I  ask  a  speedier  flight 
To  my  celestial  home. 

5  Where  thou  appointest  my  abode, 

There  I  would  choose  to  be ; 
For  in  thy  presence  death  is  life, 
And  earth  is  heav'n  with  thee. 

43  PSALM  cii[.  a  Tyr 

^^  Watchmanr-State  Street  ^'  ^^' 

1  Oh  bless  the  Lord  my  soul ; 

Let  all  within  me  join 
To  bless  his  great  and  holy  name, 
Whose  favors  are  divine. 

2  Oh  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 

Nor  let  his  mercies  He 
Forgotten  in  unthankfulness. 
And  without  praises  die. 

3  'Tis  he  forgives  thy  sins, 

'Tis  he  relieves  thy  pains  ; 
'Tis  he  that  heals  thy  sicknesses. 
And  makes  thee  young  again. 

4  He  crowns  thy  life  with  love 

When  ransomed  from  the  grave ; 
He  that  redeemed  my  soul  from  hell 
Hath  sovereign  power  to  save. 


RECOVERY   FROM   SICKNESS.  45 

A  A  CONFIDENCE  IN  GOD.  CM. 

'*^  Fountain — Wirih. 

1  To  thee,  my  God,  my  heart  shall  bring 

The  hvdly,  grateful  song : 
.   Thy  faithfulness  I  fain  would  sing, 
With  rapture  on  my  tongue. 

2  Amid  the  glories  of  thy  name, 

Thy  truth  exalted  shines ; 
And  thou  for  ever  art  the  same ; 
How  gracious  thy  designs. 

3  When  in  the  hour  of  deep  distress, 

To  thee,  my  God,  I  cried, 
Thy  strength  divine,  'mid  helplessness, 
My  fainting  heart  supplied. 

4  And  wilt  thou  all  my  hopes  fulfiU  ? 

To  thee  the  work  belongs ; 

Let  endless  mercy  guide  me  still, 

And  tune  my  feeble  songs. 


46  BIRTHS. 


Sirib. 


^K  THOUGHTS  ON  AN  INFANT.        Vs  (fe  SS. 

Obion — Dismission. 

1  Mother  bids  thee,  lovely  stranger, 

Welcome  to  a  world  of  care  , 
Where  attends  thee  many  a  danger, 
Where  awaits  thee  many  a  snare. 

2  Sore  distress  will  bid  thee  languish, 

Sorrow's  night  will  often  frown. 

Guilt  will  fill  thy  heart  with  anguish, 

And  temptations  cast  thee  down. 

3  Yet  indulge  no  dark  surmises  ; 

Hope  shall  build  a  fairer  scene ; 
Many  a  blessing  round  thee  rises. 
And  thy  visions  are  serene. 

4  Oh  !  may  Heav'n  in  love  defend  thee, 

'Mid  hfe's  dangers  and  alarms  ; 
And  many  blessings  still  attend  thee. 
Circled  in  a  Saviour's  arms. 

At*  A  MOTHER'S    JOYS.  P    M 

^"  Byefield—Dedham.  v>.  xx. 

1  Sat,  while  you  press  with  growing  love. 
The  darling  to  your  breast, 
And  all  a  mother's  pleasure  prove, 
Are  you  entirely  blest  ? 


EIETHS.  47 

2  Ah,  no  ;  a  thousand  tender  cares 

By  turns  your  thoughts  employ ; 
Now  rising  hopes,  now  anxious  fears, 
And  grief  succeeds  to  joy. 

3  To  God  be  all  your  cares  resign'd, 

Now  on  his  bosom  rest ; 
No  earthly  comforts  are  design'd 
To  make  you  fully  blest. 

47  v^l^^'.^^^?"""'.-      Vs.  6  lines. 

1  Gentle  stranger,  fearless  come, 
To  our  quiet,  happy  home  ; 
Bud  of  being,  beauty's  flower, 
Sprung  to  birth  this  smiling  hour, 
While  upon  thy  form  we  gaze. 
Grateful  thoughts  to  heav'n  we  raise. 

2  Nothing  yet  thine  eyes  can  see 
Of  the  world's  dim  mystery  ; 
Of  the  tumult  and  the  strife 
That  embitter  human  life — 
But  thy  Maker's  eye  can  view 
Present  scenes  and  future  too. 

3  Little  can  thy  bosom  know 

Of  the  joys  and  griefs  that  flow 
From  a  heart  impure  within, 
From  a  world  defiled  by  sin ; 
Yet  if  trembling  life  is  spar'd, 
Heav'n  in  mercy  be  thy  guard. 


48  BIRTHS. 

4  Saviour,  from  thy  heav'nly  throne 
Smile  upon  this  little  one  ; 
Let  thy  spirit  be  its  guide, 
Let  its  wants  be  well  supph'd  ; 
Cleanse  it  by  thy  precious  blood, 
Fit  it  for  thy  high  abode. 

AQ  BLESSINGS  INVOKED.  Q    Tyf 

Dedhmn—Heher. 

1  Blessings  attend  thee,  little  one, 

Sweet  pledge  of  mutual  love  ! 
On  this  new  coast  a  stranger  thrown, 
Directed  from  above. 

2  0  may  the  Hand  that  hither  led, 

For  ever  be  thy  guide  ; 
And  may  no  sorrows  round  thee  spread, 
Nor  dangers  press  thy  side. 

3  Live  to  reward  thy  parents'  heart, 

For  every  kindness  giv'n  ; 
And  when  earth's  fleeting  scenes  depart, 
Rejoice  with  them  in  heav'n. 


CHILDREN    DEDICATED   TO   GOD.  49 


4Q  MATTHEW  XIX.  CM. 

^*'  Dedham — Peterborough. 

1  Thy  life  I  read,  my  dearest  Lord, 

With  transport  all  divine ; 
Thine  image  trace  in  every  word, 
Thy  love  in  every  line. 

2  Methinks  I  see  a  thousand  charms 

Spread  o'er  thy  lovely  face  ; 

While  infants  in  thy  tender  arms 

Eeceive  thy  blest  embrace. 

3  Oh  I  take  our  offspring  to  thy  care, 

Fill  them  with  grace  divine  ; 
Dear  Saviour !  all  we  have  and  are 
ShaU  be  for  ever  thine. 

en  PRAYER  FOR  A  CHILD.  J^   ]y| 

^  Retreat — Dibke  Street — Luton.  '      * 

1  0  Lord,  encouraged  by  thy  grace, 

We  bring  our  infant  to  thy  throne  ; 
Give  it  within  thy  heart  a  place. 
Let  it  be  thine,  and  thine  alone. 

2  Remove  from  it  each  stain  of  guilt. 

And  let  this  child  be  sanctified  ; 
Lord,  thou  canst  cleanse  it,  if  thou  wilt, 
And  all  its  native  evils  hide. 


50  CHILDREN  DEDICATED    TO   GOD. 

3  "We  ask  not  for  it  earthly  bliss, 

Or  earthly  honors,  wealth  or  fame ; 
The  sum  of  our  request  is  this — 
That  it  may  love  and  fear  thy  name. 

•  4  This  infant  we  by  faith  commit 

To  thy  kind  love  and  guardian  care ; 
We  lay  it  at  the  Saviour's  feet ; 
He  will  not  let  it  perish  there. 

Kl  THE  COVENANT.  g    ]yf 

''^  Watchman— St.  Thomas.  '      ' 

1  How  great  thy  mercies,  Lord, 

How  bounteous  is  thy  grace, 
Which  in  the  cov'nant  of  thy  love 
Includes  our  rising  race. 

2  The  promise,  how  divine. 

To  Ab'ram  and  his  seed  ; 
"  I'll  be  a  God  to  thee  and  thine, 
Supplying  every  need." 

3  These  children  of  our  care 

We  dedicate  to  Grod  ; 
We  plead  the  promise  in  our  prayer, 
We  plead  thy  precious  blood. 

4  Thy  goodness  we  adore, 

We  sing  thy  matchless  grace — 
The  covenant  for  ever  sure 
To  thy  beheving  race. 


CHILDREN   DEDICATED     TO    GOD.  51 

Crt  CHILDREN  BROUGHT  TO  CHRIST.      q    lyr 

^^  State  Street— St.  Tliomas—Olmuiz. 

1  The  Saviour  kindly  calls 

Our  children  to  his  breast  ; 
He  folds  them  in  his  gracious  arms, 
Himself  declares  them  blest. 

2  "  Let  them  approach,"  he  cries, 

"  Nor  scorn  their  humble  claim  ; 
The  heirs  of  heav'n  are  such  as  these  ; 
For  such  as  these  I  came." 

3  With  joy  we  bring  them.  Lord, 

Devoting  them  to  thee  ; 
Imploring  that,  as  we  are  thine. 
Thine  may  our  offspring  be. 

/rg         CHILDREN  NOT  TO  BE  FORBIDDEN.    Q    ]ly| 
^'^     RetiremeAit — Balerinar-^Peterliorough. 

1  Behold  what  condescending  love 
Jesus  on  earth 


To  httle  children  he  extends 
The  riches  of  his  grace. 

2  He  still  the  ancient  promise  keeps^ 

To  our  forefathers  giv'n ; 
Young  children  in  his  arms  he  takes, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heav'n. 

3  Forbid  them  not  whom  Jesus  calls, 

Nor  dare  the  claim  resist ; 
Since  his  own  lips  to  us  declare, 
Of  such  will  heav'n  consist. 


52  CHILDREN   DEDICATED   TO   GOD. 

4  With  flowing  tears  and  thankful  hearts 
We  give  them  up  to  thee  : 
Receive  them,  Lord,  into  thine  arms, 
Tliine  may  they  ever  be. 

KA     DEDICATION  OF  A  YOUNG  CHILD  IN  REF-   T    Xf 

^^  ERENCE  TO  THE  MINISTRY.  -L'.i'i. 

Beneficence —  Uxbridge— Seasons. 

1  Long  as  he  hves  he  shall  be  thine ; 

This  cherish'd  gift  I  now  restore ; 
Nor  longer  call  the  treasure  mine, 
Qiv'n  to  my  God  for  evermore, 

2  Still  firm  in  purpose  and  sincere, 

This  dedication,  Lord,  shall  stand  ; 
The  child  shall  now  be  doubly  dear, 
As  kept  and  guided  by  thy  hand. 

3  Let  liim  be  early  taught  of  God  ; 

Prepare  him  in  the  days  of  youth, 
Amid  the  courts  of  thy  abode. 
To  bear  the  messages  of  truth. 

4  Be  this  the  object  of  my  heart, 

Be  this  the  burden  of  my  prayer, 
That  He  thy  gospel  may  impart 

To  those  who  shall  thy  mercy  share. 

5  And  may  thy  Spirit,  dearest  Lord, 

Help  me  in  mem'ry  to  retain 
Each  promise  of  thy  holy  word. 
Till  hope  her  sweet  assurance  gain. 


CHILDREN   DEDICATED   TO   GOD.  53 

ffC  CHILDREN  NOT  TO  BE  DEPRIVED  OF  p  -^f  "T) 
*^^      THEIR  PRIVILEGES.     MATTHEW  X.      ^'^''^'^' 

Moravian  ITymn — Byefield. 

1  "Forbid  them  not,"  the  Saviour  cried, 

"  But  sufifer  them  to  come" — 

Ah  !  then  maternal  tears  were  dried, 

And  unbehef  was  dumb. 

[2  He  took  them  in  his  arms  and  smil'd ; 
He  claimed  them  as  his  own ; 
He  blessed  them,  and,  in  accents  mild, 
Made  his  kind  purpose  known.] 

3  "  Forbid  them  not  to  come  to  me, 

The  blessing  shall  be  giv'n  ; 
For,  child-hke  shah  the  temper  be 
Of  all  the  heirs  of  heav'n. 

4  "  Forbid  them  not  to  come  to  me. 

Bring  them,  an  off  ring  pure  ; 
The  promise  is  to  thine  and  thee ; 
The  covenant  is  sure. 

5  "  Forbid  them  not,  whene'er  thou  hold 

Communion  with  thy  God ; 

But  plead  for  mercies  manifold. 

Through  my  atoning  blood. 

6  "  Forbid  them  not,  from  day  to  day, 

Parental  discipHne ; 
At  home,  abroad  and  by  the  way, 
The  gospel  light  must  shine." 
6* 


54.  INSTRUCTION. 

7  Lord  we  believe  and  we  obey, 
We  bring  them  at  thy  word  : 
Be  thou  our  children's  strength  and  stay, 
Their  portion  and  reward. 


J^^fri|dioi]- 


eg  WRONG  DISCIPLINE.  Q^  ]y|^ 

Moravian — Byefield. 

1  When  discipline,  with  piercing  eye 

And  with  indignant  brow, 
Approaches  with  severity 

T'  inflict  the  angry  blow, 
Young  childhood  shudders  at  the  sight 

In  bitterness  of  mind, 
Submissive  only  through  afiright 

At  actions  so  unkind. 

2  Such  indignation  may  fulfill 

The  cruel  tyrant's  part. 
But  never  can  reclaim  the  will. 

Or  subjugate  the  heart. 
No  more  let  violence  command 

Nor  tyranny  subdue ; 
True  love  must  guide  the  chast'ning  hand 

Or  ruin  will  ensue. 


INSTRUCTION.  55 

CW  RIGHT  DISCIPLINE.  Q    ]y[ 

*"  Brattle  Street—Byefield.  '      * 

1  When  discipline,  with  temper  mild 

And  resolution  wise, 
Upon  an  erring,  froward  child, 

Her  trembling  hand  applies, 
And  lab'ring  with  affection  txue, 

And  many  a  falling  tear. 
The  stubborn  spirit  to  subdue — 

She  then  must  persevere. 

2  One  thought  the  parent  will  sustain 

In  such  a  trying  hour  ; 
The  effort  will  not  prove  in  vain, 

For  Grod  will  give  it  power  ; 
She  humbly  looks  to  him  for  aid, 

In  tender,  fervent  prayer. 
And  therefore  need  not  be  dismayed  ; 

His  presence  will  be  there. 

^^  Sidmouth — Zadoc. 

1  "When  the  heart,  oppressed  with  grief, 

Feels  its  light  and  strength  decay, 
"When  the  night  is  vexed  with  sighs, 

"When  sad  tears  obscure  the  day, 
Turn,  0  turn  thy  soul  to  prayer, 
Trust  thee  in  thy  Saviour's  care. 

2  Pray  not  as  the  heathen  pray, 

Speaking  many  a  heartless  word, 
God,  thy  Father,  sees  each  tear, 


56  INSTRUCTION. 

Every  sigh  by  him  is  heard  ; 
Pray  with  heart,  and  soul,  and  thought, 
As  the  Lord,  our  Saviour,  taught. 

3  Father,  hallowed  be  thy  name, 

Let  thy  glorious  kingdom  come — 
Rule  in  heaven  and  earth  the  same, 

Let  thy  holy  will  be  done ; 
Daily  bread  to  us  impart, 
Give  an  humble,  grateful  heart 

4  Pardon  all  our  trespasses. 

As  we  injuries  forgive  ; 
Lead  us  from  temptation's  paths. 

Far  from  evil  may  we  live  ; 
Thine  the  kingdom,  thine  the  power, 
Thine  the  glory,  evermore. 

KQ  DIVINE  ASSISTANCE  DESIRED.  tjg^ 

^  Ple.yel's  Jli/mn — Horton. 

1  Lord,  assist  us  by  thy  grace 
To  instruct  our  infant  race  ; 
Grant  us  wisdom  from  above, 
Fill  us  with  a  Saviour's  love. 

2  Let  us  in  thy  peace  abide. 
In  thy  promises  confide, 
"While  our  seed  with  ready  zeal, 
Learn  of  us  to  do  thy  wiU. 


INSTRUCTION.  57 

3  May  we  teach  them  day  by  day, 
In  the  house  and  by  the  way, 
When  they  rise  or  go  to  rest, 

Till  thy  truth  shall  make  them,  blest, 

4  While  in  childhood's  tender  age 
They  unfold  the  sacred  page, 
May  they  see  in  every  Une, 
Kindling  rays  of  Hght  divine. 

5  Precious  Saviour,  hear  our  prayer, 
We  commit  them  to  thy  care  ; 

Be  their  Shepherd  and  their  guide, 
Bring  them  to  thy  bleeding  side. 

gA  PLEADING  FOR  ASSISTANCE.  ';^g^ 

^^  PleyeVs  Hymn — Morton. 

1  Grant  us  wisdom,  gracious  Lord, 

To  instruct  our  children  dear ; 
And  thy  special  aid  afford. 

While  for  them  we  kneel  in  prayer. 

2  Oh !  how  ignorant  and  weak ! 

How  imperfect  in  our  zeal ! 
Guilty,  while  to  heav'n  we  speak — 
Jesus,  Lord,  our  pardon  seal ! 

3  Help  us  still  our  work  of  love 

Daily,  hourly,  to  pursue  ; 
While  thy  Spirit  from  above 
Shall  our  children's  souls  renew. 


58  INSTRUCTION. 

4  For  this  blessing  now  we  plead, 

Send  thy  Holy  Spirit  down ; 
Smile  on  us  and  on  our  seed, 
Make  thy  power  and  glory  known. 

5  Thou  hast  heard  our  solemn  prayer — 

We  are  thine,  for  ever  thine ; 
Take  these  cliildren  to  thy  care, 
KU  their  hearts  with  grace  divine. 

g1  ENCOURAGEMENT  TO  EFFORT.         Q^  ]y[^ 


1  Scorn  not  the  shghtest  word  or  deed, 

Nor  deem  it  void  of  power ; 
There's  fruit  in  each  wind-wafted  seed, 
Waiting  its  natal  hour. 

2  A  whispered  word  may  touch  the  heart, 

And  call  it  back  to  hfe  ; 
A  look  of  love  bid  sin  depart. 
And  still  unholy  strife. 

3  No  act  falls  fruitless ;  none  can  tell 

How  vast  its  power  may  be ; 
Nor  what  results  enfolded  dwell 
"Witliin  it  silently. 

4  Work,  and  despair  not :  bring  thy  mite, 

Nor  care  how  small  it  be ; 
God  is  with  all  that  serve  the  right, 
The  holy,  true,  and  free. 


INSTRUCTION.  59 

go  PURE  IN   HEART,  Q^  ]y[^ 

^^  Azmon — Peterborough. 

1  Whatever  dims  thy  sense  of  truth, 

Or  stains  thy  purity. 
Thou£ 

Count  it  as  sin  to  thee. 

2  Preserve  the  tablet  of  thy  thoughts 

From  every  blemish  free, 
While  the  Redeemer'  lowly  faith 
Its  temple  makes  with  thee. 

3  And  pray  of  God  that  grace  be  given 

To  tread  time's  narrow  way  : — 
How  dark  soever  it  may  be, 
It  leads  to  cloudless  day. 

33CHRIST'S  EXAMPLE  TO  CHILDREN.^g  ^  Q 
"^  Wehb — Missionary  Rymn. 

1  The  Author  of  salvation, 

The  Saviour  meek  and  mild, 
Once  took  a  lowly  station — 

Became  a  Httle  child  : 
In  infancy  a  stranger, 

How  mean  was  his  abode ; 
His  cradle  was  a  manger, 

Himself  the  Son  o    God ! 

2  His  earthlf  parents  found  him 

Submissive  day  by  day ; 
So  meek  to  all  around  him — 
So  ready  to  obey — 


60  INSTRUCTION. 

"No  stain  of  sin  or  folly 

Could  ever  cloud  his  brow ; 
His  heart,  most  pure  and  holy, 

"With  love  did  ever  glow. 

3  And  when  his  foes  assailed  him, 

He  sought  but  to  forgive ; 
When  to  the  cross  they  nailed  him. 

He  died  that  they  might  live  : 
His  bright  example  shows  us 

How  we  should  act  and  feel  ; 
Oh,  let  it  now  arouse  us 

To  learn  and  do  his  will. 

i*A  THE  ALL-SEEING  GOD,  n    IVf 

"^  Azmon—Byefield.  ^^' 

1  Almighty  G-od,  thy  piercing  eye 

Strikes  through  the  shades  of  night, 
And  our  most  secret  actions  he 
All  open  to  thy  sight. 

2  There's  not  a  sin  which  we  commit, 

Nor  wicked  word  we  say, 

But  in  thy  awful  book  'tis  writ. 

Against  the  judgment  day. 

3  And  must  the  crimes  which  we  have  done 

Be  read  and  published  there — 
Be  all  expos'd  before  the  sun, 
While  men  and  angels  hear  ? 


INSTRUCTION.  61 

4  Lord  at  thy  feet  asham'd  I  lie  ; 

Upward  I  dare  not  look  ; 
Pardon  my  sins,  0  God  most  high, 
And  blot  them  from  thy  book. 

5  Remember  all  the  dying  pains 

Wliich  my  Redeemer  felt ; 
And  let  his  blood  wash  out  my  stains, 
And  answer  for  my  guilt. 

6  0  may  T  now  for  ever  fear 

T'  indulge  a  sinful  thought, 
Since  the  great  God  can  see  and  hear. 
And  punish  every  fault. 

gC  THE  COMMANDMENTS.  gg^ 

Ludlow — Birmingham. 

1  One  God  I  must  worship  supreme. 

And  ne'er  before  images  bow ; 
I  must  not  speak  light  of  his  name, 
But  pay  to  him  every  vow. 

2  I'm  bound  to  remember  with  care. 

The  Sabbath  so  hallowed  and  pure ; 
To  honor  my  parents  so  dear. 
That  life  may  the  longer  endure. 

3  I  never  must  kill,  or  consent 

To  what  is  impure  or  untrue  , 
Nor  steal,  nor  indulge  discontent, 
Or  covet  what  is  not  my  due. 
6 


62  INSTRUCTION. 

4  Now  help  me,  0  Father  in  heaven, 

To  keep  these  commandments  with  zeal, 
In  the  strengtli  that  through  Jesus  is  given 
To  those  who  their  sinfulness  feel. 

gg  CONFESSION   OF  SIN.  g     ]y| 

Watchman — State  Street 
1  And  is  my  heart  defiled  ? 
Am  I  impure  within  ? 

1  must  to  God  be  reconciled, 

Or  perish  in  my  sin. 

2  His  law  is  just  and  right, 

And  I  am  wholly  wrong  : 
I  must  plead  guilty  in  his  sight, 
Though  I  am  very  young. 

3  But  Christ  for  sinners  died, 

Himself  a  ransom  gave, 

I'll  trust  in  him,  and  none  beside, 

For  he  is  strong  to  save. 

fi7  WHY  DELAY?  Q    ]y[^ 

^'  Ded-ham — Peterborough. 

1  0  WHY  delay 

To  shun  the  way 
Where  sinners  love  to  go ; 

To  leave  the  path 

That  leads  to  wrath 
And  everlastino:  wo  ? 


INSTRUCTION.  63 

2  0  why  delay  ? 
'Tis  mercy's  day , 

On  Jesus  now  believe  ; 

With  heavenly  charms, 

And  open  arms, 
He's  waiting  to  receive. 

3  0  why  delay  ? 
For  blest  are  they 

Who  learn  of  heaven  while  young  ; 

Sweet  lambs  of  God, 

In  his  abode, 
Shall  raise  a  deathless  song. 

go  A  LITTLE  CHILD'S  CONFESSION.         Q   ]y|^ 

Azmon — Balerma. 

1  Lord,  I  confess  before  thy  face, 

How  guilty  I  have  been ; 
Look   down   from  heav'n   thy  dwelling 
place, 
And  pardon  all  my  sin. 

2  Forgive  my  temper,  Lord,  I  pray. 

My  passion  and  my  pride ; 
The  wicked  words  I  dar'd  to  say, 
And  wicked  thoughts  beside. 

3  I  can  not  lay  me  down  to  rest 

In  quiet  on  my  bed. 
Until  with  shame  I  have  confess'd 
The  naughty  tilings  I've  said. 


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64  INSTRUCTION. 

4  For  Jesus'  sake  forgive  my  crime, 
And  change  this  wicked  heart — 
0  grant  me  grace  in  future  time 
To  act  a  better  part. 

|SQ  GOING  TO  JESUS.  O    lyf 

"•^  State  Streets  Watchman.  ^' ^^*j 

1  Have  pity  on  me,  Lord, 

And  cleanse  me  from  my  sin  : 
Thy  gracious  influence  afford. 
And  make  me  wholly  clean. 

2  My  soul  is  all  defiled, 

I  know  not  what  to  do  : 

Have  pity  on  a  little  child, — 

Create  my  heart  anew. 

3  Now,  Lord,  I  come  to  thee, 

0,  keep  me  in  thy  ways  ; 
Extend  thy  pardoning  love  to  me, 
And  thine  shall  be  the  praise. 

4  Upon  thy  arm  alone, 

0  Jesus,  I  depend  : 
And  thou  art  still  before  the  throne, 
The  dying  sinner's  Friend. 


SOCIAL   MEETINGS.  65 


YQ  INVOCATION  OF  THE  SPIRIT.  g^  J^£ 

•  State  Street — Watchman. 

1  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come, 

Let  thy  Bright  beams  arise  ; 
Dispel  the  sorrows  from  our  minds, 
The  darkness  from  our  eyes. 

2  Convince  us  of  our  sin  ; 

Then  lead  to  Jesus'  blood  ; 
And  to  our  wond'ring  view  reveal 
The  secret  love  of  God. 

3  'Tis  thine  to  cleanse  the  heart, 

To  sanctify  the  soul — 
To  pour  fresh  Hfe  in  every  part, 
And  new  create  the  whole. 

4  Eevive  our  drooping  faith,. 

Our  doubts  and  fears  remove. 
And  kindle  in  our  breasts  a  flame 
Of  never-dying  love. 

»ri  INVOCATION  OF  THE  SPIRIT.  C.  M, 

Boyntoii— Dundee,. 

1  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quick'ning  powers ; 

*  other  portions  of  the  volume  may  occasionally  be 
consulted  for  this  purpose. 

6* 


66  SOCIAL  MEETINGS. 

Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

2  Look  how  we  grovel  here  below, 

Fond  of  these  trifling  toys ; 
Our  souls  can  neither  fly  nor  go 
To  reach  eternal  joys. 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs, 

In  vain  we  strive  to  rise ; 
Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  Dear  Lord,  and  shall  we  ever  live, 

At  this  poor  dying  rate  ; 
Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee. 
And  thine  to  us  so  great ! 

5  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove, 

With  all  thy  quick'ning  powers ; 
Come  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love. 
And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 

fVey  GRIEVE  NOT  THE  SPIRIT.  C.M.D. 

Moravia7i — Brattle  Street. 

1  0  GRIEVE  ye  not  the  Holy  One 

Who  purifies  the  soul, 
Who  guides  the  weak  behever  on 

By  his  benign  control : 
HoAV  mild  and  gentle  are  his  ways, 

How  tender  and  how  kind  ! 
How  sweetly  his  enliv'ning  rays 

Bring  comfort  to  the  mind ! 


SOCIAL     MEETINGS.  67 

2  0  grieve  ye  not  the  Holy  One, 

But  hearken  to  his  voice, 
And  never  lay  your  armor  down 

ISTor  stoop  to  earthly  joys : 
Increase  in  knowledge,  love,  and  zeal, 

In  faith,  in  fervent  prayer ; 
And  may  the  Spirit  guide  you  still, 

Till  ye  in  heav'n  appear. 

*VO  PRAISE  OF  THE  SPIRIT,  ''CM 

'^  HeUr—Byefield.  '      ' 

1  Spirit  of  peace,  celestial  Dove, 

How  excellent  thy  praise  ! 
How  rich  the  gift  of  Christian  love 
Thy  gracious  power  displays. 

2  Sweet  as  the  dew  on  hill  and  flower, 

That  silently  distills, 
At  evening's  soft  and  balmy  hour, 
On  Sion's  fruitful  hills. 

3  So,  with  mild  influence  from  above, 

Shall  promised  grace  descend ; 
Till  universal  peace  and  love 
O'er  all  the  earth  extend. 

tr^A  THE  SAVIOUR'S  PRESENCE.  T     'U 

*  Beneficence — Uxbridge. 

1  Jesus,  where'er  thy  people  meet. 
There  they  behold  thy  mercy-seat ; 
Where'er  they  seek  thee  thou  art  found, 
And  every  place  is  hallowed  ground. 


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68  SOCIAL    MEETINGS. 

2  Dear  Shepherd  of  thy  chosen  few, 
Thy  former  mercies  here  renew  ; 
Here  to  our  waitmg  hearts  proclaim 
The  sweetness  of  thy  saving  name. 

3  Here  may  we  prove  the  power  of  praye: 
To  strengthen  faith  and  sweeten  care 
To  teach  our  faint  desires  to  rise 
To  things  unseen  beyond  the  skies. 

4  Lord  we  are  few,  but  thou  art  near. 
Nor  short  thine  arm,  nor  deaf  thine  ear ; 
0  rend  the  heav'ns,  in  love  descend. 
And  let  the  skies  in  mercy  bend.  j 

IVK  A  PROMISE-IVIATTHEW  XVIII.  Q^  j^jj 

1  Wherever  two  or  three  may  meet, 

To  worship  in  thy  name, 
Bending  beneath  thy  mercy-seat. 
This  promise  they  may  claim : 

2  Jesus  in  love  will  condescend 

To  bless  the  hallowed  place  ; 

The  Saviour  will  himself  attend, 

And  show  his  smiling  face. 

3  How  bright  th'  assurance  !  gracious  Lord,; 

Fountain  of  peace  and  love, 
Fulfill  to  us  thy  precious  word, 
Thy  loving  kindness  prove. 


SOCIAL    MEETINGS.  69 

4  Our  oflfspring  to  thine  arms  we  bring; 
Eeceive  our  infant  race  ; 
0  tune  their  hps  thy  love  to  sing, 
And  fill  their  hearts  with  grace. 

W/JCOIVIING  BOLDLY  TO  A  THRONE  OF  GRACE, Q  AT 
State  Street — Abode — BoyUton. 

1  Behold  the  throne  of  grace  ! 

The  promise  calls  us  near ; 
There  Jesus  shows  a  smiling  face, 
And  waits  to  answer  prayer. 

2  That  rich,  atoning  blood, 

Which  sprinkled  round  we  see. 
Provides,  for  those  who  come  to  God, 
An  all-prevaiUng  plea. 

3  Thine  image,  Lord !  bestow. 

Thy  presence  and  thy  love  ; 

We  ask  to  serve  thee  here  below 

And  reign  with  thee  above. 

4  Teach  us  to  live  by  faith, 

Conform  our  will  to  tliine ; 
Let  us  victorious  be  in  death, 
And,  then,  in  glory  shine. 

f5  If  thou  these  blessings  give. 
And  wilt  our  portion  be, 
All  worldly  joys  we'll  cheerful  leave, 
And  find  our  heaven  in  thee. 


70  SOCIAL     MEETINGS. 

*^tV  SPIRITUAL  BLESSINGS  UPON  CHILDREN. Q^  J^^ 

•  '  Dundee — Avon — Brown. 

1  Great  G-od,   we  would  to  thee  make 

known 
Each  fond  maternal  care  ; 
For  this  we  come  before  thy  throne, 
And  bring  our  children  near. 

2  We  ask  not  riches,  honor,  fame, 

Or  aught  the  world  can  give ; 
May  they  but  glorify  thy  name, 
And  for  thy  kingdom  live. 

3  This  is  the  burthen  of  our  prayer, 

And  when  from  us  they're  riven, 
May  they  be  objects  of  thy  care, 
And  heirs  at  last,  of  heaven. 

I^Q  SAIVIE  SUBJECT.  Q^  ]y[^ 

•  ^  Dundee— Ghester. 

1  Within  these  quiet  walls,  0  Lord, 

A  fond  maternal  band 
Have  met  tliy  goodness  to  record, 
And  seek  thy  guiding  hand. 

2  Oft  when  we  talk,  our  burning  hearts 

Break  from  the  earth  away  ; 
Wliile  faith  its  holy  strength  imparts, 
And  hope  its  heav'nly  ray. 

3  If  e'er  a  mother's  prayerful  strain 

Hath  gained  thy  listening  ear, 


SOCIAL     MEETINGS.  71 

0  Saviour  !  now  in  mercy  deign 
Our  ardent  cry  to  hear. 

4  'Tis  for  our  children,  Lord,  we  plead, 

Dear  objects  of  our  care  : 
Dangers  on  every  side  are  spread ; 
Save  them  from  every  snare. 

5  0  thou  blest  Guardian  !  walk  beside 

Life's  river  as  it  rolls  ; 
Light  the  dark  stream   o'er  which  they 
glide, 
And  cleanse  and  save  their  souls. 


>V(\       ASKING  BLESSINGS  FOR  CHILDREN.        Q  ]y[ 
Boynton — Dundee. 

1  0  Lord,  behold  us  at  thy  feet, 

A  needy,  sinful  band  ; 
As  suppliants  round  the  mercy-seat, 
We  come  at  thy  command. 

2  'Tis  for  our  children  we  would  plead. 

The  children  thou  hast  given  ; 
Where  should  we  go  in  time  of  need, 
But  to  the  Grod  of  heaven  ? 

3  We  ask  not  for  them  wealth  or  fame, 

Amid  the  worldly  strife  ; 
But  in  the  all-prevailing  name, 
We  ask  eternal  life. 


72  SOCIAL     MEETINGS. 

4  We  crave  the  Spirit's  quick'ning  grace 
To  make  them  pure  in  heart; 
That  they  may  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  see  thee  as  thou  art. 


1 


OA  SANCTIFICATION  OF  CHILDREN.  O    "\T 

^^  State  Street— Watchman.  '      ' 

1  Great  God,  with  heart  and  tongue, 

To  thee  aloud  we  pray, 
That  all  our  children,  while  they're  young, 
May  walk  in  wisdom's  way. 

2  Now  in  their  early  days, 

Teach  thfem  thy  will  to  know ; 
0  God,  thy  sanctifying  grace 
On  every  heart  bestow. 

.3  Make  their  defenseless  youth 
The  object  of  thy  care  ; 
Cause  them  to  choose  the  way  of  truth, 
And  flee  from  every  snare. 

4  Their  hearts  to  folly  prone, 

Renew  by  power  divine  ;  i 

Unite  them  to  thyself  alone,  ^ 

And  make  them  wholly  thine. 

01  SELF-CONSECRATION.  CM. 

^  Avon — Dundee. 

1  Come,  let  us  join  ourselves  to  God, 
In  everlasting  bands  ; 
And  seize  the  blessings  he  bestows, 
With  eao:er  hearts  and  hands. 


SOCIAL     MEETINGS,  73 

2  Come,  let  us  share,  without  delay, 

The  covenant  of  his  grace  ; 
isTor  shall  the  years  of  distant  life 
Its  memory  e'er  efface. 

3  0  may  our  rising  offspring  haste  ■ 

To  seek  their  father's  G-od ; 

Nor  e'er  forsake  the  happy  path 

Their  father's  feet  have  trod. 


QrtUNION  OF  SAINTS  IN  EARTH  AND  HEAVEN. p  AT 
"'^  Bedham— Brattle  Street.  ^--lvi. 

1  Come,  let  us  join  our  friends  above, 

Who  have  obtained  the  prize. 
And,  on  the  eagle  wings  of  love, 
To  joy  celestial  rise. 

2  Let  saints  below  in  concert  sing 

With  those  to  glory  gone, 
For  all  the  servants  of  our  King 
In  heaven  and  earth  are  one  : — 

3  One  family, — we  dwell  in  him  ; 

One  church, — above,  beneath  ; 
Thougn  now  divided  by  the  stream — 
The  narrow  stream  of  death. 

4  One  army  of  the  living  God, 

To  his  command  we  bow ; 
Part  of  the  host  have  crossed  the  flood, 
And  part  are  crossing  now. 


74  SOCIAL     MEETINGS. 

5  Ev'n  now  to  their  eternal  home 

Some  happy  spirits  fly  ; 

And  we  are  to  the  margin  come, 

And  soon  expect  to  die  ! 

6  Dear  Saviour !  be  our  constant  guide ; 

Then,  when  the  word  is  given, 
Bid  Jordan's  narrow  stream  divide, 
And  land  us  safe  in  heaven. 


OQ  PRESENCE  OF  CHRIST.  Q^  ]^^ 

^  Dedham — Ortonville. 

1  Come,  thou  desire  of  all  thy  saints ! 

Our  humble  strains  attend. 
While,  with  our  praises  and  complaints, 
Low  at  thy  feet  we  bend. 

2  How  should  our  songs,  like  those  above, 

With  warm  devotion  rise  ! 
How  should  our  souls,  on  wings  of  love, 
Mount  upward  to  the  skies ! 

3  Come,  Lord,  thy  love  alone  can  raise 

In  us  the  heavenly  flame  ; 
Then  shall  our  lips  resound  thy  praise, 
Our  hearts  adore  thy  name. 

4  Dear  Saviour !  let  thy  glory  shine. 

And  fill  thy  dwellings  here, 

Till  life,  and  love,  and  joy  divine 

A  heaven  on  earth  appear. 


SOCIAL    MEETINGS.  75 

5  Then  shall  our  hearts  enraptured  say, — 
Come,  great  Redeemer  !  come. 
And  bring  the  bright,  the  glorious  day, 
That  calls  thy  children  home. 

OA  ABRAHAMIC  COVENANT.  Q   ]y| 

^^  Moravian — Byefidd. 

1  How  large  the  promise,  how  divine, 

To  Ab'ram  and  his  seed  ; 
"I'll  be  a  Grod  to  thee  and  tliine, 
Supplying  every  need." 

2  His  promise  to  the  seed  he  loves, 

Through  ages  shall  endure  ; 
The  Angel  of  the  cov'nant  proves. 
And  seals  the  blessing  sure. 

3  Jesus  the  ancient  faith  confirms, 

To  our  great  father  giv'n  ; 
He  takes  young  children  in  his  arms, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heaven. 

4  Our  God,  how  faithful  are  his  ways  I 

His  love  endures  the  same  ; 
Nor  from  the  promise  of  his  grace 
Blots  out  our  children's  name. 

OK  PLEADING  THE  PROMISES.  a     M 

^^  State  Street— Tioga.  ' 

1  0  GrOD  of  Ab'ram,  hear 

The  parents'  humble  cry  ; 
In  cov'nant  mercy  now  appear. 
While  in  the  dust  we  lie. 


76  SOCIAL    MEETINGS. 

2  These  children  of  our  love. 


In  mercy  thou  hast  giv'n, 
That  we  through  grace  may  faithful  prove, 
In  training  them  for  heaven. 

3  0  grant  thy  Spirit,  Lord, 

Their  hearts  to  sanctify ; 
Eemember  novsr  thy  gracious  word ; 
Our  hopes  on  thee  rely. 

4  Draw  forth  the  melting'^tear, 

The  penitential  siglj«;  • 
Inspire  their  hearts  with  faith  sincere, 
And  fix  their  hopes  on  high. 

5  These  children  now  are  thine, 

We  give  them  back  to  thee  ; 
0  lead  them  by  thy  grace  divine, 
Along  the  heavenly  way. 

86  ,^   ■r.^^^cov^NA':'!-.,  ,        L.C.M. 

Wa7ming  Voice — Jlerioah. 

1  The  covenant  of  grace  divine, — 
"I'll. be  a  Grod  to  thee  and  thine" — 

With  gratitude  we  sing  ,- 
Made  with  the  offspring  of  the  earth — 
Made  with  the  heirs  of  sinful  birth. 

By  heaven's  eternal  King. 

2  The  words  ''  to  thee,'^  and  ''  to  thy  seed" 
With  equal  wonder  now  we  read, 

Clothed  with  such  life  and  power ; 


SOCIAL     MEETINGS.  77 

May  we  with  steadfast  faith  rely 
Upon  their  twofold  energy, 
Till  life's  last  fading  hour. 

3  And  may  true  works  with  faith  unite 
To  guide  our  offspring  all  aright; 

Rich  mercies  to  obtain ; 
That  when  for  us  and  for  our  seed 
The  blessed  covenant  we  plead, 
We  shall  not  plead  in  vain. 

Q>V  ABIDING  COVENANT.  Q^  ]y| 

Avon — Azmon — Dundee. 

1  My  G-od,  the  cov'nant  of  thy  love  * 

Abides  for  ever  sure ; 
And  in  its  matchless  grace  I  feel 
My  happiness  secure. 

2  What  though  my  house  be  not  with  thee 

As  nature  could  desire  ; 
To  nobler  joys  than  nature  gives 
Thy  servants  all  aspire. 

3  Since  thou,  the  everlasting  God, 

My  Father  art  become  ; 
Jesus  my  guardian  and  my  friend, 
And  heav'n  my  final  home  ; 

4  I  welcome  all  thy  sovereign  will. 

For  all  that  will  is  love ;   . 
And  when  I  know  not  what  thou  dost, 
I  wait  the  Hght  above. 


78  SOCIAL   MEETINGS. 

OQ        SPIRITUAL  MERCIES  FOR  CHILDREN,    g^  ]yj^ 

Abode, —  Watchman. 

1  Thou  God  of  sovereign  grace, 

In  mercy  now  appear ; 
We  long  to  see  thy  smiling  face, 
And  ieel  that  thou  art  near. 

2  Receive  these  lambs  to-day, 

0  Shepherd  of  the  flock  1 
And  wash  the  stains  of  guilt  away 
Beside  the  smitten  rock. 

3  Thy  saving  health  impart, 

0  Comforter  divine  ; 
Now  make  these  children  pure  in  heart — 
Make  them  entirely  thine. 

4  To-day  in  love  descend, 

0  come  tliis  precious  hour  ; 
In  mercy  now  their  spirits  bend 
By  thy  resistless  power. 

5  Our  lab'ring  bosoms  bleed 

Till  thou  our  griefs  dispel  ; 

Sure  is  the  covenant  we  plead. 

In  all  things  order'd  well. 

6  Low  bending  at  thy  feet, 

Our  offspring  we  resign  : 
Thine  arm  is  strong,  thy  love  is  great, 
And  high  thy  glories  shine. 


SOCIAL   MEETINGS.  79 

OQ  CHILDREN  COMMITTED  TO  THE  GOODT,    TVf 

OV  SHEPHERD.  ^'  ^^^' 

Gratitude — HamMirgh. 

1  Dear  Saviour,  if  these  lambs  should  stray 

Beyond  thy  blest  inclosure's  bound, 
And  lured  by  worldly  joys  away. 

Among  the  thoughtless  crowd  be  found, 

2  Eemember  still  that  they  are  thine  ; 

That  thy  dear  sacred  name  they  bear  ; 
Tliink  that  the  seal  of  love  divine. 

The  sign  of  covenant  grace  they  wear. 

3  In  all  their  erring,  sinful  years, 

0  let  them  ne'er  forgotten  be  ; 
Remember  all  the  prayers  and  tears 
Which  made  them  consecrate  to  thee. 

4  And  when  these  lips  no  more  can  pray, 

These  eyes  can  weep  for  them  no  more, 
Turn  thou  their  feet  from  folly's  way, 
The  wanderers  to  thy  fold  restore. 

QA      COVENANT  BREAKING  DEPLORED,     gg  ^  ^S 
Dismission — Parting  Soul. 

1  Lord,  we  bow  with  deep  contrition, 

Low  before  thy  tlirone  of  grace  ; 
Hear  us  in  thy  kind  compassion. 
While  we  seek  thy  smiling  face. 

2  "Where  but  to  a  bleeding  Saviour, 

Should  we  come  for  life  and  peace  ? 
Nothing  but  thy  boundless  favor, 
Can  our  burdened  souls  release. 


80  SOCIAL    MEETINGS. 

3  Thou  hast  witnessed  our  transgression, 

Thou  hast  seen  our  load  of  guilt ; 
Witness  now  our  deep  confession, 
Thou  whose  precious  blood  was  spilt. 

4  Ah,  this  sin  of  cov'nant  breaking ! 

Canst  thou,  wilt  thou,  Lord,  forgive  ? 
Shall  we  hear  thy  mercy  speaking  ? 
Canst  thou  bid  us  look  and  hve. 

5  Pardon,  peace,  and  consolation, 

At  thy  bleeding  cross  we  see ; 
There  we  take  an  humble  station, 
There  our  children  bring  to  thee. 

gi  UNGODLY  CHILDREN  DEPLORED.      Q    jyj 

*'■*•  Avon — Asmon. 

1  How  did  the  pious  Ab'ram  pray 
For  an  ungodly  son ! 
My  soul  in  this  accepted  day. 

Would  make  his  prayer  my  own. 


2  He  could  not  clasp  a  sinful  child, 

And  Mft  no  prayer  above ; 
And  shall  my  offspring  be  exiled 
From  Grod  my  Father's  love  ? 

3  Shall  cruel  spirits  drag  them  down 

To  darkness  and  despair. 
Beneath  th'  Almi^ 

To  dwell  for  ever  there  ? 


1 


SOCIAL    MEETINGS.  81 

4  0  Lord !  the  dreadful  scene  forbid, 
And  let  our  faith  revive ; 
If  Ab'ram  might  for  Ishmael  plead, 
The  chosen  seed  may  hve. 

92  "^i;^  °'T^  f^^i'"/^^-        '7s  6li. 

*"^  Kuremhurgli^—Zadoc. 

1  Shepherd  of  the  fold  of  God, 
"Who  hast  bought  us  by  thy  blood, 
Make  these  httle  ones  thy  care, 
Keep  their  hearts  from  every  snare  ; 
Bid  them  see  thy  heavenly  charms, 
Fold  them  in  thy  gracious  arms. 

2  Shepherd  of  the  fold  of  God, 
"Who  the  vale  of  sorrows  trod. 
Once  thyself  a  little  child, 
Holy,  harmless,  undefiled, 
Now  these  waiting  children  see, 
Cause  them  to  resemble  thee. 

3  Shepherd  of  the  fold  of  God, 
Hear  us  from  thy  high  abode  ; 
For  these  lambs  to  thee  we  cry : 
Let  them  on  thy  grace  rely  ; 
Let  their  follies  be  forgiven, 

Fit  them  for  the  gate  of  heaven. 

QQ  CONVERTED  CHILDREN.  ^S. 

PleyeVs  Hymn — Rorton. 

1  Shepherd  of  the  little  flock 

That  have  given  their  hearts  to  thee, 


iB2  SOCIAL    MEETINGS. 

Bring  them  to  the  smitten  rock, 
Let  them  thy  salvation  see. 

2  Keep  them  from  the  tempter's  power  ; 

Keep  them  from  presumptuous  sin  j 
Save  in  every  trying  hour ; 

Cleanse  from  every  stain  within. 

3  May  they  grow  in  Christian  love, 

In  humility  and  zeal ; 
May  their  faith  yet  stronger  prove, 
While  they  strive  to  do  thy  will. 

4  Glory  to  that  wondrous  grace 

Which  hath  drawn  their  hearts  to  God, 
Gained  for  them  a  dwelling  place 
In  the  heavenly  bright  abode. 

5  Fit  them  for  that  holy  rest ; 

Claim  them  for  thy  service  here  ; 
Till  among  thy  spirits  blest, 
They  in  glory  shall  appear. 

q/L  CHRIST  THE  SHEPHERD.        8s  (fe  7s 

^^  *  Bismisjion — Obion. 

1  Saviour,  who  thy  flock  art  feeding 

With  the  Shepherd's  kindest  care. 
All  the  feeble  gently  leading. 

While  the  lambs  thy  bosom  share — 

2  Now,  these  little  ones  receiving, 

Fold  them  in  thy  gracious  arm  ; 
There,  we  know — thy  word  beheving — 
Only  there  secure  from  harm. 


SOCIAL  MEETINGS.  83 

3  Never,  from  thy  pasture  roving, 

Let  them  be  the  hon's  prey  ; 
Let  thy  tenderness  so  loving, 

Keep  them  all  life's  dangerous  way. 

4  Then,  witliin  thy  fold  eternal, 

Let  them  find  a  resting-place  ; 
Feed  in  pastures  ever  vernal, 
Drink  the  rivers  of  thy  grace. 

1  "What  sight  on  earth  more  blissful 

Than  that  domestic  scene, 
Where  union,  pure  and  peaceful 

As  sun-Ht  clouds  at  e'en, 
Each  kindred  heart  enlightens. 

With  many  a  heaven-born  ray, 
That  ever  shines  and  brightens 

Unto  the  perfect  day  ? 

2  There  discord  is  a  stranger — 

There  strife  can  never  come  ; 
And  many  a  snare  and  danger 

Are  exiled  from  that  home  ; 
While  indolence  and  folly 

Are  banished  with  their  train, 
And  converse  pure  and  holy 

Exerts  her  gentle  reign. 


84  SOCIAL    MEETINGS. 

3  And  there  how  sweet  and  precious 

The  grateful  song  to  raise, 
To  Him,  so  kind  and  gracious, 

Who  claims  the  highest  praise  : 
"With  glad  harmonious  voices, 

Parents  and  children  join, 
"While  every  heart  rejoices 

In  blessings  so  divine.  • 

4  In  such  a  habitation 

May  we  be  ever  found, 
Where  waters  of  salvation 

In  healing  streams  abound  : 
Affection's  voice  to  chide  us 

Whene'er  we  go  astray ; 
And  Mercy's  hand  to  guide  us 

Along  the  narrow  way. 

Qg  ENJOYMENT  IN  THE  SAVIOUR.  J^    ]yj^^ 

Zephyr — Gratitude. 

1  Far  from  my  thoughts,   vain  world  be 

gone,_ 
Let  my  religious  hours  alone  ; 
Fain  would  my  eyes  my  Saviour  see ; 
I  wait  a  visit,  Lord,  from  thee. 

2  0  warm  my  heart  with  holy  fire, 
And  kindle  there  a  pure  desire : 
Come  sacred  Spirit  from  above. 
And  fill  my  soul  with  heavenly  love. 

3  Blest  Saviour,  what  delicious  fare  I 
How  sweet  thy  entertainments  are  I 


SOCIAL  MEETINGS.  85 

Ne'er  did  the  angels  taste  above 
Eedeeming  grace  and  dying  love. 

4  Hail,  great  Immanuel,  all  divine  ! 
In  thee  thy  Father's  glories  shine  ; 
Thy  glorious  name  shall  be  adored, 
And  every  tongue  confess  thee,  Lord. 

Qljr  CLOSE  OF  MEETING,  J^^  J^j^^ 

*'•  Bet  r  eat — Uxb  ridge. 

1  Ere  to  the  world  again  we  go, 

Its  pleasures,  cares,  and  idle  show, 
Thy  grace,  once  more,  0  G-od  we  crave, 
From  folly  and  from  sin  to  save. 

2  May  the  great  truths  we  here  have  heard 
The  lessons  of  thy  holy  word — 

Dwell  in  our  inmost  bosoms  deep, 
And  all  our  souls  from  error  keep. 

3  0,  may  the  influence  of  this  day 
Long  as  our  memory  with  us  stay, 
And  as  an  angel  guardian  prove, 
To  guide  us  to  our  home  above. 

8 


EAELY  PIETY. 


&H[j  £ie{[). 


98 


A  MORNING  IN  SPRING.  gg 

ImcUow — MoAiepy. 

1  How  beauteous  the  morning  appears, 

The  woodlands  their  songs  have  begun, 
The  dew-drops,  hke  penitent  tears, 
Are  bright  in  the  beams  of  the  sun. 

2  The  landscape  is  verdant  and  gay, 

The  meadows  in  richness  are  clad. 
The  flocks  and  the  herds  are  at  play. 
The  heart  of  the  peasant  is  glad. 

3  How  gently  the  waterfall  pours  ! 

How  softly  the  breezes  arise  ! 
.  How  fragrant  the  beautiful  flowers 

Which  Spring  in  her  bounty  supplies  I 

4  All  nature  is  smiling  in  peace, 

The  goodness  of  God  she  displays, 
As  mercies  around  us  increase, 

Let  us  join  in  the  anthems  of  praise. 


99 


EARLY  PIETY.  f; 

German  Hymn — Seytrwur. 

Young  and  happy  as  thou  art 
ISTot  a  furrow  on  thy  brow  : 

Not  a  sorrow  in  thy  heart, 

Seek  the  Lord  thy  Maker  now. 


EARLY  PIETY.  87 

2  In  its  freshness  bring  the  flower 

While  the  dew  upon  it  Hes — 
In  the  cool  and  cloudless  hour 
Of  the  morning  sacrifice. 

3  As  the  first  fi-uits  of  the  year 

Should  be  offered  to  the  Lord, 
So  the  first  fruits  of  the  heart 
On  his  altar  should  be  poured. 

4  Thus  the  blessing  from  above 

On  life's  harvest  shall  be  given  ; 
Sown  in  tears,  perhaps,  on  earth, 
Eeaped  in  joyfulness  in  heaven. 

infb  "  TEACH  ME  TO  PRAY."  OM 

^^^  Byefield—Dwndee.  vy. -i--i. 

1  Lord,  teach  a  Kttle  child  to  pray, 

Thy  grace  betimes  impart  j 
And  grant  thy  Holy  Spirit  may 
Eenew  my  infant  heart. 

2  A  helpless  creature  I  was  born, 

And  from  the  birth  I  strayed : 
I  must  be  wretched  and  forlorn 
Without  thy  mercy's  aid. 

3  But  Christ  can  all  my  sins  forgive, 

And  wash  away  their  stain  ; 
And  fit  my  soul  with  him  to  live 
Where  he  shall  ever  reign. 


00  EARLY    PIETY. 

4  To  him  let  youth  and  children  come, 

For  he  hath  said  they  may  ; 
His  bosom  then  shall  be  their  home, 
Their  tears  he'll  wipe  away. 

5  For  those  who  early  seek  his  face, 

Shall  taste  his  wondrous  love  ; 
And  he  will  guide  them  by  his  grace, 
To  dwell  with  him  above. 

•jAI  SELF-DEDICATION  OF  A  CHILD.         a    Tyr 

^-^^  Amity  Streeir-State  Street. 

1  Lord,  I  would  come  to  thee, 

A  sinner  all  defil'd  ; 
0  take  the  stain  of  guilt  away. 
And  own  me  as  thy  child. 

2  I  can  not  live  in  sin, 

And  feel  a  Saviour's  love ; 
Thy  blood  can  make  my  spirit  clean, 
And  write  my  name  above. 

3  Among  thy  little  flock 

I  need  the  Shepherd's  care  ; 
Pour  waters  from  the  smitten  Eock, 
And  pastures  green  prepare. 

4  Elest  Shepherd,  I  am  thine  ; 

Qtill  keep  me  in  thy  fear ; 
Now  fill  my  heart  with  grace  divine  ; 
Bring  thy  salvation  near. 


EARLY   PIETT.  89 

102  "^^^  INFANT'S  PRAYER.  J^^  ^ 

J.v<»  Uxbridge — I>uke  Street. 

1  Though  we  are  simple,  weak,  and  young, 

The  Lord  will  listen  when  we  pray ; 
"  For  never  from  the  infant's  tongue 
Did  Jesus  turn  liis  ear  away. 

2  No,  he  assists  the  humble  prayer, 

Grants  the  importunate  request  ; 
Tells  us,  that  should  we  trust  his  care, 
He'll  ever  make  us  truly  blest. 

3  0  may  his  love  renew  our  hearts. 

And  consecrate  our  fleeting  days  ; 
And  when  our  life  on  earth  departs, 
Eternal  life  be  spent  in  praise. 

103       x"%"^'''n"'r"i-     C.M. 

.a.w  fountain — Dunchurch. 

1  There  is  a  path  that  leads  to  Grod, 

All  others  go  astray  ; 
Narrow  and  difficult  the  road, 
But  Christians  love  the  way. 

2  It  leads  through  this  dark  world  of  sin, 

"Where  many  a  snare  is  cast  ; 
But  upright  souls  that  walk  therein, 
WiU  come  to  heav'n  at  last. 

3  How  shall  an  infant  pilgrim  dare 

This  dang'rous  path  to  tread? 
Do  I  not  need  a  Shepherd's  care. 
To  be  securely  led  ? 
3* 


90  EAJILY   PIETY. 

4  Lord,  condescend  to  be  my  gnide, 

0  let  me  never  stray ; 
Uphold  my  footsteps,  lest  I  slide, 
Or  wander  from  my  way. 

5  Then  I  may  go  without  alarm, 

And  trust  his  word  of  old  ; 
"  The  lambs  he'U  gather  with  his  arm. 
And  lead  them  to  tlie  fold." 

104  INFANT  ASPIRATIONS.  CM. 

^  "*  Fountain — Byejield. 

1  Almighty  G-od,  while  earth  and  heav'n 

Thy  power  and  skill  proclaim, 
Wilt  thou  permit  a  child  to  sing 
The  honors  of  thy  name  ? 

2  May  children  aim  at  themes  so  great, 

Or  raise  their  notes  so  high, 
Wlien  seraphs,  low  beneath  thy  feet, 
In  self-abasement  He  ? 

3  I  yield  my  powers  to  thy  employ, 

0  may  they  never  rove  ! 
"Where  can  I  find  sublimer  joy, 
Thau  in  tliis  work  of  love  ? 

4  Great  G-od,  thou  art  my  hope  and  strength, 

To  thee  my  spirit  flies, 
Wliile  the  glad  tribute  of  my  voice 
In  grateful  song  shall  rise. 


EARLY  PIETY,  91 

5  Joyful  I  give  myself  to  thee, 
And  in  thy  name  confide ; 
Jesus,  my  Lord,  my  Saviour  be, 
My  Father,  Friend^  and  Guide. 

105  "FORBID  THEM  NOT."  g^  ]yjr^ 

Bivi/ngton — Stowe. 

1  "  Forbid  them  not  to  come !" 

It  is  the  Saviour's  voice  : 
And  now  in  childhood's  bloom, 

We  tremble  and  rejoice. 
Subdue  our  hearts,  0  Lord,  to  thee 
Let  every  soul  thy  temple  be. 

2  "  Forbid  them  not  to  come  !" 

Ye  tender  parents  hoar  : 
The  cliild  in  nature's  gloom 

Entreats  your  ardent  prayer. 
0  take  us  to  thy  mercy-seat, 
And  lay  us  down  at  Jesus'  feet. 

IQgSELF-CONSECRATION  OF  A  LITTLE  CHILD. gg^ 

Oo7ifiddnc6 — Binningliam. 

1  0  Jesus,  delight  of  my  soul. 

My  Saviour,  my  Shepherd  divine  ; 
J  yield  to  thy  blessed  control  ; 

My  body  and  spirit  are  tliine, 
Thy  love  I  can  never  deserve, 

That  bids  me  be  happy  m  thee  ; 
My  Grod  and  my  Eang  I  will  serve, 

"Whose  favor  is  heaven  to  me. 


92  SICKNESS. 

2  How  can  I  thy  goodness  repay, 
By  nature  so  weak  and  defiled  ? 
Myself  I  have  given  away ; 

0  call  me  thy  own  Httle  child. 
And  art  tliou  my  Father  above  ? 

Will  Jesus  abide  in  my  heart  ? 
0  bind  me  so  fast  with  thy  love, 
That  I  never  from  thee  shall  depart. 

107  ,;°°^'''°^-  Ys  611. 

1  Father,  let  thy  light  divine 
Brightly  o'er  my  pathway  shine ; 
Bid  the  shadows  disappear, 
Banish  every  sinful  fear  ; 
Guide  jne  in  the  narrow  way 
To  the  realms  of  endless  day. 


Siciii]e^^. 


108  ^  '^''^,?^l'-,  '7s  &  6s. 

Fayett&ciUe — Saxony. 
1  Before  thy  footstool  kneeling, 
To  thee,  0  Lord,  we  cry ; 
While  for  thy  gift  of  healing 
/*  We  raise  our  voice  on  high  : 


SICKNESS.  93 

Diseases  and  afSictions 

Thy  ready  servants  are  ; 
Chastisements  and  corrections 

To  quicken  us  in  prayer. 

2  We  own  our  guilt  and  folly, 

But  tliou  canst  stUl  forgive  ; 
And  thou,  most  high  and  holy, 

Canst  bid  the  sick  revive : 
Though  now  cast  down  in  sorrow, 

In  darkness  and  distress, 
Joy  may  return  to-morrow, 

Through  thy  restoring  grace. 

3  As  suppHants  now  before  thee, 

In  thy  great  name  we  plead ; 
Physician,  we  adore  thee, 

And  trembling  ask  thine  aid : 
Before  thy  footstool  kneeling, 

To  thee,  to  thee  we  cry  ; 
Send  down  thy  gift  of  healing, 

On  thee  our  souls  rely. 

1QQ  HUMAN  FRAILTY.  gg^ 

Ludlcno—Manepy. 

1  How  frail  are  these  bodies  of  clay  ! 

How  soon  all  their  vigor  is  lost ! 
They  flourish  in  beauty  to  day, 
To-morrow  they  mingle  with  dust. 

2  So  flowers  in  the  morning  may  rise. 

Unfolding  their  leaves  to  the  sun ; 


94  SICKNESS. 

While  the  breath   of  each  zephyr  that 
sighs, 
May  blast  them,  and  soon  they  are 
gone. 

3  Afflictions  spring  not  from  the  ground, 

Diseases  our  Sovereign  obey  ; 
His  hand  can  heal  every  wound, 
Or  fill  us  with  death  and  dismay. 

4  "We  lie  at  thy  sovereign  control, 

0  Lord,  in  this  hour  of  distress ; 
Physician  of  body  and  soul, 

Send  down  thy  recovering  grace. 

5  Oh !  speak,  and  the  dear  one  shall  live, 

Jehovah  almighty  to  save  ! 
At  thy  voice  e'en  the  dead  shall  revive, 
And  triumph  at  last  o'er  the  grave. 

110  ^  ^^^^  LITTLE  CHILD.  L.  M. 

■Armstrong — Zephyr. 

1  Almighty  G-od,  I'm  very  ill; 
But  cure  me,  if  it  be  thy  will ; 
For  thou  canst  take  away  my  pain, 
And  make  me  strong  and  well  again. 

2  Let  me  be  patient  all  the  day, 

And  mind  what  those  who  nurse  me  say ; 
And  grant  that  all  I  have  to  take, 
May  do  me  good  for  Jesus'  sake. 


95 


m  DIVINE  COMPASSION.  g    ]lf 

Abode— State  8ir&et.  '      ' 

1  The  pity  of  the  Lord, 

To  those  that  fear  liis  name, 

I3  such  as  tender  parents  feel ; 

He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

2  He  knows  we  are  but  dust, 

Scatter'd  by  every  breath  ; 
His  anger,  like  a  rising  wind, 
Can  send  our  souls  to  deatii. 

3  Our  days  are  as  the  grass, 

Or  like  the  morning  flower ; 
When  blasting  winds  sweep  o'er  the  plain, 
The)''  ^vither  in  an  hour. 

4  But  thy  compassions,  Lord, 

To  endless  years  endure  ; 
And  cliildren's  children  ever  find 
Thy  words  of  promise  sure. 

112  ^°^^  '^  SICKNESS.  Q    ]yj 

Heber—Armenia. 

1  'Tis  sweet  to  rest  in  lively  hope 

That  when  my  change  shall  come, 
Angels  will  hover  round  my  bed, 
And  waft  my  spirit  home. 

2  There  shall  my  disembodied  soul 

Behold  him,  and  adore  ; 
Be  with  his  hkeness  satisfied. 
And  OTieve  and  sin  no  more. 


96  DEATH. 

3  Soon,  too,  my  slumbering  dust  shall  hear 

The  trumpet's  quickening  sound  ; 
And  by  my  Saviour's  power  rebuilt, 
At  his  right  hand  be  found. 

4  If  such  the  views  which  grace  imfolds, 

Weak  as  it  is  below, 
What  raptures  must  the  blest  above, 
In  Jesus'  presence  know  ! 

113*  CHILD'S  GRATITUDE  FOR  RECOVERY. Q^  ]y[^ 

*^  Fcn^ntain — Haven. 

1  I  THANK  the  Lord  who  hves  on  high, 

He  heard  an  im'ant  pray. 
And  cured  me,  that  I  should  not  die, 
And  took  my  pains  away. 

2  0  let  me  love,  and  serve  thee  too, 

As  long  as  I  shall  live  ; 
And  every  naughty  tiling  I  do, 
I  pray  thee  to  forgive.       * 


SeJiil). 


114        * ':'^<=.""^°  V';,™"^-      8s  &  79. 

Disimssion — Obion. 
1  Rest  upon  thy  Saviour's  bosom 
Sweetest  gem  of  Eden's  bower  ; 
There  for  ever  bud  and  blossom, 
Like  a  well-transplanted  flower. 


DEATH.  97 

2  Late  we  saw  thee  brightly  smiling, 

Artless  in  thy  infant  glee, 
Many  a  care  of  earth  beguiling 
By  tl:iy  sweet  simplicity. 

3  Now  amid  the  cherubs  standing, 

Reared  by  hoUer  hands  than  ours, 
With  thy  lovely  heart  expanding ; 
How  augmented  are  thy  powers  ! 

4  Precious  one  !  we  would  not  grieve  thee 

Wisliing  thy  return  to  earth  ; 
With  thy  Saviour  we  would  leave  thee, 
Joyous  thy  celestial  birth. 

5  Happier  far  than  e'er  we  knew  thee 

In  this  world  of  toil  and  tears ; 
There  at  length,  we  hope  to  view  thee 
In  the  dawn  of  endless  years. 

tic  DECEASE  OF  AN  INFANT.  J^    ^^ 

Hamburgli — Armstrong — Zephyr. 

1  So  fades  the  lovely  blooming  flower, 
Frail  smihng  solace  of  an  hour; 

So  soon  our  transient  comforts  fly, 
And  pleasure  only  blooms  to  die. 

2  Is  there  no  kind,  no  lenient  art, 
To  heal  the  anguish  of  the  heart  ? 
Spirit  of  grace,  be  ever  nigh, 
Thy  comforts  are  not  made  to  die. 

9 


98  DEATH. 

3  Bid  gentle  patience  smile  on  pain, 
Till  dying  hope  shall  hve  again ; 
Hope  wipes  the  tear  from  sorrow's  eye, 
And  faith  points  upward  to  the  sky. 

■Ilg  DECEASE  OF  A  CHILD.  Q^  ^^ 

1  Life  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour  ; 

How  soon  the  vapor  flies  1 
Man  is  a  tender  transient  flower. 
That  e'en  in  blooming  dies. 

2  Death  spreads  his  withering  wintry  arms, 

And  beauty  smiles  no  more  : 
Ah !  where  are  now  those  rising  charms 
Which  pleased  our  eyes  before  ? 

3  Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 

When  what  we  now  deplore 

Shall  rise  in  full  immortal  prime, 

And  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 

4  Cease  then,  fond  nature,  cease  thy  tears ; 

Thy  Saviour  dwells  on  high  : 
There  everlasting  spring  appears, 
There  joys  shall  never  die. 

\VV  DECEASE  OF  A  CHILD.  Q^  ]y[^ 

•  JTaven — Balenna. 

1  Alas  !  how  changed  that  lovely  flower,  I 
Which  bloomed  and  cheered  my  heart ; 
Fair,  smiling  comfort  of  an  hour, 
How  soon  we're  called  to  part ! 


DEATH.  99 

2  And  shall  my  bleeding  heart  arraign 

That  God  whose  ways  are  love  ? 
Or  vainly  cherisli  anxious  pain 
For  one  that  rests  above  ? 

3  No,  let  me  rather  humbly  pay 

Obedience  to  thy  will ; 
And  with  my  inmost  spirit  say, 
The  Lord  is  righteous  still. 

4  The  darkest  nights  and  loudest  storms 

Of  earth  will  soon  be  o'er ; 
Then  upward  with  th'  angelic  forms 
We'll  rise  to  weep  no  more. 

11QRES1GNATION  AT  AN  INFANT'S  DEATH.gg^'j^g^ 
Farting  Soul — Dismisaion. 

1  Now,  0  Lord,  to  thee  submitting, 

We  the  tender  pledge  resign ; 
And  thy  mercies  ne'er  forgetting, 
Own  that  all  we  have  is  thine. 

2  Eest,  sweet  babe,  in  gentle  slumbers, 

Till  the  resurrection  morn  ; 
Then  arise  to  join  the  numbers 
Who  its  triumph  shall  adorn. 

3  Though  thy  presence  was  endearing, 

Though  thy  absence  we  deplore, 
At  the  Saviour's  bright  appearing, 
We  shall  meet  to  part  no  more. 


100  DEATH. 

■f-tQ  BECKONING  ANGELS.  O    M    T) 

•■"»"*'  Honoluhir-Brattle  Street 

1  Around  that  couch  they  sweetly  bend 

With  whisperings  of  love, 
Long  ere  the  mortal  strife  shall  end, 

Beck'ning  the  soul  above : 
We  see  them  not,  we  nothing  hear, 

iSTor  dream  that  they  are  nigh, 
While  they  the  Christian  thus  prepare 

In  heavenly  peace  to  die. 

2  They  bid  him  as  on  seraph  wings 

The  distant  realms  explore 
Where  servants  of  the  King  of  kings. 

In  ecstasy  adore : 
They  bid    him    view  the    blood-bought 
throng, 

Arrayed  in  garments  white. 
Chanting  the  everlasting  song, 

Mid  rivers  of  delight. 

3  They  woo  his  heart  to  tender  love 

By  thoughts  of  sin  forgiven, 
Thro'  one  who  died,  yet  lives  above 

An  Advocate  in  heaven  ; 
That  gentle,  meek,  devoted  One 

Whose  sympathy  of  heart, 
Wliile  fiUing  his  exalted  throne, 

Can  richest  grace  impart. 


DEATH.  101 

4  They  point  him  to  a  Father's  care 

That  every  want  supplies, 
Who  hearkens  to  his  tender  prayer 

And  hears  his  feeblest  sigh : 
They  point  him  to  a  Comforter 

Whose  love  can  never  fail, 
Whose  messages  they  come  to  bear 

That  faith  may  still  prevail. 

5  These  are  a  portion  of  the  train  ; 

The  Lord  himself  draws  near, 
With  gentlest  touch  to  soothe  his  pain, 

And  dissipate  his  fear. 
Blessed  attendants,  may  they  come 

When  my  last  hour  draws  nigh, 
To  cheer  my  pathway  thro'  the  gloom. 

And  waft  my  soul  on  high. 


120^"^  LAMENT  THE  DEPARTED  Pg^  ^  ^g^  ^^ 
**^*'  Farting  Soul— Obion,  ' 

1  Why  lament  the  Christian  dying  ? 

Why  indulge  in  tears  or  gloom  ? 
Calmly  on  the  Lord  relying. 
He  can  greet  the  opening  tomb. 

2  What  if  death  with  icy  fingers, 

All  the  fount  of  life  congeals  ? 
'Tis  not  there  thy  brother  lingers, 
'Tis  not  death  his  spirit  feels. 
9* 


102  DEATH. 

3  Thougli  for  him  thy  soul  is  mourning, 

Though  with  grief  thy  heart  is  riven  ; 
While  his  flesh  to  dust  is  turning, 
All  his  soul  is  filled  with  heaven. 

4  Scenes  seraphic,  high  and  glorious. 

Now  forbid  his  longer  stay  ; 
See  him  rise  o'er  death  victorious  ; 
Angels  beckon  him  away. 

5  Hark  !  the  golden  harps  are  ringing  ; 

Sounds  unearthly  fill  his  ear  : 
Millions  now  in  heaven  singing, 
Greet  his  joyful  entrance  there. 

121  ^  MOTHER'S  GRAVE.  Q    ]y[^ 

■*•'*•*•  Dundee — Haven. 

1  The  relics  of  departed  wortli 

Lie  slirouded  here  in  gloom ; 
And  here  with  aching  heart  I  mark 
My  own  dear  mother's  tomb. 

2  Oh  1  as  upon  her  peerless  grave 

I  fix  my  weeping  eyes, 
How  many  fond  remembrances 
In  quick  succession  rise ! 

3  Again  I  see  her  gentle  form. 

As  when  in  infant  days. 
And  childhood's  early  sportive  yeai's, 
She  guarded  all  my  ways. 


DEATH.  103 

4  Again  her  kind  maternal  voice 

Falls  on  my  list'ning  ear, 
As  when  she  taught  my  youthful  soul 
The  Grod  of  love  to  fear. 

5  Father  of  heav'n,  my  mother's  Grod  ! 

Before  tliy  blissful  seat, 
Among  the  glorious  heirs  of  hght, 
May  I  that  mother  meet. 

6  There  may  I  see  her  happy  face, 

And  hear  her  gentle  voice ; 
And,  gladden'd  by  thy  smiling  rays, 
Through  endless  years  rejoice. 

100  THE  WIDOW  AND  FATHERLESS.        J^    ]y[ 

X«C>40  Hamburgh — Zephrjr. 

1  0  THOU  that  art  the  widow's  God, 

A  Father  to  the  fatherless, 
"We  bow  beneath  thy  chast'ning  rod 
This  hour  of  conflict  and  distress. 

2  Parent  and  husband  thou  hast  borne 

In  silence  to  the  op'ning  tomb  ; 
Pity  the  lov'd  ones,  Lord,  that  mourn, 
Whose  spirits  now  are  filled  with  gloom. 

3  The  hand  that  chastens  us  can  heal, 

O  (xod  of  faithfulness  and  love  1 
In  mercy  now  thy  grace  reveal, 
A  Father's  loving  kindness  prove. 


104  DEATH. 

4  0  thou  that  art  the  widow's  Grod, 
A  Father  to  the  fatherless, 
Now  hearken  from  thy  high  abode, 
And  deign  to  answer  us  in  peace. 

123  ^^^  WIDOWS  GOD.  L^  ]y|^ 

X<iO        T^'^  "-icence — Gratitude— Ward. 


1  The  widow  and  the  fatherless 
Who  cry  to  heaven  in  their  distress, 
Shall  find  a  hand  for  ever  near 

To  wipe  away  each  sorrowing  tear. 

2  Rich  promises  are  kindly  giv'n 
To  humble  souls  by  sorrow  riv'n ; 
Our  God  upholds  them  by  his  care, 
And  hearkens  to  their  tender  prayer. 

3  '^  0  let  thy  widows  trust  in  me : 
Thy  fatherless  no  want  shall  see  ; 
For  none  who  ever  trust  in  God 
Shall  find  a  desolate  abode," 

4  Here  to  the  stricken  ones,  0  Lord, 
Thy  consolations  now  afford  ; 

Be  thou  their  Husband,  Parent,  Friend, 
Till  all  life's  pilgrimage  shall  end. 

124  ^   DYING  CHILD.  Q^  "^^ 

l.<f^  j)n^ic(e6 — Avon — Angello. 

1  My  heavenly  Father,  I  confess 

That  all  thy  ways  are  just ; 

Although  I  faint  with  sore  distress, 

And  now  draw  near  the  dust. 


DEATH.  105 

2  How  soon  my  little  strength  has  fled, 

My  life  will  soon  be  past : 
0  smile  upon  my  dying  bed, 
And  love  me  to  the  last. 

3  Once  did  the  blessed  Saviour  cry, 

'■'■  Let  little  children  come  ;" 
On  this  kind  word  I  would  rely, 
Since  I  am  going  home. 

4  0  take  this  guilty  soul  of  mine. 

That  now  will  soon  be  gone, 
And  wash  it  clean,  and  make  it  shine 
With  heavenly  garments  on, 

5  Be  pleased  to  grant  an  easy  death. 

If  'tis  thy  holy  will  ; 
And  bid  the  struggles  of  my  breath 
And  all  my  pains  be  still. 

6  My  heavenly  Father,  hear  my  prayer, 

Accept  my  feeble  praise ; 
And  let  me  quickly  meet  thee  where 
A  nobler  song  I'll  raise. 

125         c    zT^^'^Jf^k    .         L.M. 

Spaulamg — Hamourgh. 

1  There  is  a  calm  for  those  who  weep, 

A  rest  for  weary  pilgrims  found  : 
They  softly  he,  and  sweetly  sleep. 

Low  in  the  ground,  [low  in  the  ground.] 

2  The  storm  that  sweeps  the  wintry  sky 

No  more  disturbs  their  deep  repose, 


06  DEATH. 

Than  summer  evening's  latest  sigh, 
That  shuts  the  rose. 

3  Then  traveler,  in  the  vale  of  tears, 

To  realms  of  everlasting  light, 
Through  time's  dark  wilderness  of  years, 
Pursue  thy  flight. 

4  Thy  soul,  renewed  by  grace  divine. 

In  God's  own  image,  freed  from  clay, 
In  heaven's  eternal  sphere  shall  shine, 
A  star  of  day. 


1 0g  PEACEFUL  GRAVE.  Q^  ]yj^ 

■*■*''  Dundee— China. 

1  How  still  and  peaceful  is  the  grave. 

Where — hfe's  vain  tumults  past — 
Th'  appointed  house,  by  Heaven's  decree, 
Keceives  us  all  at  last ! 

2  The  wicked  there  from  troubling  cease, 

Their  passions  rage  no  more  ; 
And  there  the  weary  pilgrim  rests 
Erom  all  the  toils  he  bore. 

3  All,  leveled  by  the  hand  of  death, 

Lie  sleeping  in  the  tomb, 
Till  God,  in  judgment,  call  them  forth 
To  meet  their  final  doom. 


DEATH.  107 

IrtWDEPARTING  SPIRIT  OF  A  CHRISTIAN. gg  L  h 
■  Parting  Soul — Dismis&ion. 

1  Parting  soul !  the  flood  awaits  thee, 

And  the  billows  round  thee  roar  ; 
Yet,  rejoice — the  holy  city 
Stands  on  yon  celestial  shore. 

2  There  are  crowns,  and  thrones  of  glory, 

There  the  Hving  waters  glide  ; 

There  the  just,  in  shining  raiment, 

Standing  by  Immanuel's  side. 

3  Linger  not — the  stream  is  narrow, 

Though  its  cold  dark  waters  rise  ; 

He,  who  passed  the  flood  before  thee, 

Gruides  thy  path  to  yonder  skies. 

10Q  A  COMING   RESURRECTION.  n    M 

1  Through    sorrow's  night,  and    danger's 

path, 
Amid  the  deepening  gloom, 
We,  soldiers  of  an  injured  King, 
Are  marching  to  the  tomb. 

2  There,  when  the  turmoil  is  no  more, 

And  all  our  powers  decay. 
Our  cold  remains  in  solitude 
Shall  sleep  the  years  away. 

3  Our  labors  done,  securely  laid 

In  this  our  last  retreat. 
Unheeded,  o'er  our  silent  dust, 
The  storms  of  life  shall  beat. 


108  DEATH. 

4  Yet  not  thus  lifeless,  thus  inane, 

The  vital  spark  shall  lie  ; 
For  o'er  life's  wreck  that  spark  shall  rise 
To  seek  its  kindred  sky. 

5  These  ashes  too,  this  little  dust, 

Our  Father's  care  shall  keep, 
Till  the  last  angel  rise  and  break 
The  long  and  dreary  sleep. 

6  Then  love's  soft  dew  o'er  every  eye 

Shall  shed  its  mildest  rays. 
And  the  long  silent  dust  shall  burst 
With  shouts  of  endless  praise. 

19Q  THE  MOMENT  AFTER  DEATH.        ()    lyf 

•'■'^^  Havm—ByefieU. 

1  In  vain  the  fancy  strives  to  paint 

The  moment  after  death, 
The  glories  that  surround  a  saint 
When  yielding  up  his  breath. 

2  One  gentle  sigh  the  bondage  breaks ; 

We  scarce  can  say  he's  gone. 
Before  the  wilhng  spirit  takes 
Its  mansion  near  the  throne. 

3  Faith  strives,  but  all  its  efforts  fail, 

To  trace  the  spirit's  flight ; 
No  eye  can  pierce  within  the  vail 
Which  hides  the  world  of  light. 

4  Thus  much,  and  'tis  enough  to  know, 

Saints  are  completely  blest ; 


CONSOLATION  IN  AFFLICTION.  109 

Have  done  with  sin,  and  care,  ana  woe, 
And  with  their  Saviour  rest. 

5  On  harps  of  gold  they  praise  his  name, 
And  see  him  face  to  face  ; 
Oh  let  us  catch  the  heavenly  flame, 
And  live  in  his  embrace  ! 


Gori3o)^iior)  k   flfflictioo. 


130  l/''?^'''''"n'^'•^  C.M. 

lianoan — Avon — Dundee. 

1  How  glorious  is  the  land  we  seek, 

A  land  without  a  tomb, 

An  everlasting  resting  place, 

A  sure  and  quiet  home. 

2  Ear  sunnier  than  the  hills  of  time 

Are  its  eternal  hills  ; 
Far  fresher  than  the  rills  of  earth 
Are  its  eternal  rills, 

3  No  blight  can  fall  upon  its  flowers, 

No  darkness  fill  its  air. 
It  has  a  day  for  ever  bright, 
For  Christ,  its  sun,  is  there. 
10 


110  CONSOLATION  IN  AFFLICTION. 

4  0  Sun  of  love,  and  peace,  arise, 
Thy  light  upon  us  beam  ; 
For  all  this  life  is  but  a  sleep, 
And  all  this  world  a  dream. 

131  ,r     "-TV  °^''-  .  C.  M. 
^"^                Manoan — Avon — Boynton. 

1  God  only  is  the  creature's  home. 

Though  long  and  rough  the  road ; 
Yet  nothing  less  can  satisfy 
The  love  that  longs  for  God. 

2  0  utter  but  the  name  of  God 

Down  in  your  heart  of  hearts, 
And 'see  how  from  the  world  at  once 
All  tempting  light  departs. 

3  A  trusting  heart,  a  yearning  eye, 

Can  win  their  way  above ; 
If  mountains  can  be  moved  by  faith, 
Is  there  less  power  in  love  ? 

4  How  little  of  that  road,  my  soul ! 

How  little  hast  thou  gone  ! 
Take  heart,  and  let  the  thought  of  God 
Allure  thee  further  on. 

132  ^^^  °^  SAFETY.  g^  ]y[^ 
XtJiO        Watchman— State  Street— Abode. 

1  0,  CEASE,  my  wandering  soul. 
On  restless  wing  to  roam  ; 
All  this  wide  world,  to  either  pole, 
Has  not  for  thee  a  home. 


CONSOLATION  IN  AFFLICTION.  Ill 

2  Behold  the  ark  of  God  ; 

Behold  the  open  door; 
0,  haste  to  gain  that  dear  abode, 
And  rove,  my  soul,  no  more. 

3  There  safe  thou  shalt  abide, 

There  sweet  shall  be  thy  rest, 
And  every  longing  satisfied, 
With  fuU  salvation  blest. 

133  THY  WILL  BE  DONE.  0.  M. 

^^^  Dundee — Avon. 

1  It  is  the  Lord ;  my  soul  be  still. 

And  bow  before  the  throne ; 
0  let  me  now  submissive  feel, 
And  say,  "  Thy  will  be  done." 

2  It  is  the  Lord,  whose  chastening  hand 

Has  filled  the  cup  of  wo  ; 
The  shaft  of  death  by  his  command, 
Has  struck  the  fatal  blow. 

3  It  is  the  Lord,  who  kindly  gave. 

That  takes  the  gift  away  ; 
'Tis  sin  that  dooms  us  to  the  grave, 
In  his  appointed  way. 

4  It  is  the  Lord,  and  he  is  good, 

Unchangeably  the  same  : 
Though  sorrow  rises  Hke  a  flood 
I'll  bless  his  holy  name. 


112  CONSOLATION  IN  AFFLICTION. 

134  THY  WILL  BE  DONE.  8s  &  Vs. 

Parting  Soul — Ohion — Dismission. 

1  Jestjs,  while  our  hearts  are  bleeding, 

O'er  the  spoils  that  death  has  won, 
Let  us,  at  this  solemn  meeting, 
Calmly  say,  "  Thy  will  be  done." 

2  Though  cast  down,  we're  not  forsaken, 

Though  afflicted,  not  alone ; 
Thou  didst  give,  and  thou  hast  taken ; 
Blessed  Lord,  thy  will  be  done. 

3  Fill  us  now  with  deep  contrition ; 

Take  away  these  hearts  of  stone ; 
While  we  all,  with  true  submission, 
Meekly  say  thy  will  be  done. 

4  'Though  to-day  we're  fill'd  with  mourning, 

Mercy  still  is  on  the  throne. 
With  thy  smiles  of  love  returning, 
We  can  sing,  thy  will  be  done. 

5  To  thine  arms  the  child  was  given  ; 

Thou  hast  taken  but  thine  own  ; 
Lord  of  earth,  and  Grod  of  heaven. 
Evermore  thy  will  be  done. 

lOK      WHY  WEEP  FOR  DEPARTED  SAINTS?  T     M 
■'■"*'  St  Edmonds— HamUcrgh.  '  ^    ' 

1  "Why  weep  for  those,  frail  child  of  wo, 
"Who've   fled  and   left  thee  sorrowing 
here? 
Triumphant  o'er  their  latest  foe^ 
They  glory  in  a  brighter  sphere. 


CONSOLATION  IN   AFFLICTION.  113 

2  Why  weep  for  them  ?  beside  thee  now 

Perhaps   they   watch   with    guardian 
care, 
Witness  thy  tears  that  freely  flow, 
Wliile  they  the  bhss  of  angels  share. 

3  Or  round  their  Father's  throne  above, 

With  raptured  voice   his  praise   they 
sing ; 
Or  on  his  messages  of  love 

They  journey  with  unwearied  wing. 

4  They  weep  no  more ;  their  voices  raise 

The  song  of  triumph  high  to  (iod  ; 
And  wouldst  thou  join  their  song  of  praise, 
Walk  humbly  in  the  paths  they  trod. 

136         Tri-°''  T  ""  n'"^''•  8s  &  Ys.  dbl. 

Aoerdeen — Love  Divtne. 

1  Hast  thou  lost  a  child  most  precious  ? 

'Tis  thy  Father  brings  thee  low : 
'Mid  the  affliction  he  is  gracious, 

Pitying  while  he  deals  the  blow  : 
Sister,  lift  thine  eye  above  thee ; 

'Tis  from  thence  the  rod  descends : 
He  must  chasten,  if.  he  love  thee  : 

Kiss  the  hand  that  is  a  Friend's. 

2  He  would  bring  the  wand'rer  near  him, 

Cause  the  contrite  tear  to  flow  : 
Take  the  draught  and  love  and  fear  him. 
Though  the  cup  be  fiU'd  with  wo  : 
10* 


114  CONSOLATION   IN  AFFLICTION. 

We  can  only  share  thy  sadness, 

MingUng  sighs  and  tears  with  thine ; 

He  can  give  celestial  gladness, 
Quench  the  fire,  and  yet  refine. 

3  0  there  is  no  cross,  no  fetter. 

While  we  bear  the  yoke  of  love  : 
Crushing  makes  the  fragrance  sweeter ; 

Sorrows  point  to  rest  above. 
Drooping  mourner,  canst  thou  languish 

Near  the  great  Consoler's  feet  ? 
He  can  give  thee  joy  for  anguish  ; 

Seek  him  at  the  mercy-seat. 

f  Qty  WEEP  NOT  THE  DEPARTED.        Oo    Sj.   h^ 

^^'  OUon^Pa7-Ung  Saul.  «S  <K    /S. 

1  0,  YE  mourners !  cease  to  languish 

O'er  the  grave  of  those  ye  love ! 
Pain  and  death,  and  night  and  anguish, 
Enter  not  the  world  above. 

2  "While  in  darkness  ye  are  straying, 

Lonely  in  the  deepening  shade, 
Glory's  J3rightest  beams  are  playing 
Eound  the  immortal  spirit's  head. 

3  0,  ye  mourners  !  cease  to  languish 

O'er  the  grave  of  those  ye  love  I 
Far  removed  from  pain  and  anguish, 
They  are  chanting  hymns  of  love.  | 


CONSOLATION   IN  AFFLICTION.  115 

4  Light  and  peace  at  once  deriving 

From  the  hand  of  Grod  most  high  : 
In  his  glorious  presence  Hving, 
They  shall  never,  never  die. 

1*?R  AFFLICTION  BLESSED.  SM 

■*'"*'         State  Street— Shirland-Ahode.  ' 

1  How  tender  is  thy  hand. 

0  thou  beloved  Lord  ! 
Afflictions  come  at  thy  command, 
And  leave  us  at  thy  word. 

2  How  gentle  was  the  rod 

That  chasten'd  us  for  sin  1 
How  soon  we  found  a  smiJing  Grod 
Where  deep  distress  had  been ! 

3  A  Father's  hand  we  felt, 

A  Father's  heart  we  knew  ; 
'Mid  tears  of  penitence  we  knelt. 
And  found  his  word  was  true. 

4  "We  told  him  all  our  grief; 

We  thought  of  Jesus'  love  ; 

A  sense  of  pardon  brought  reUef, 

And  bade  our  pangs  remove. 

5  Now  we  will  bless  the  Lord, 

And  in  his  strength  confide  : 
For  ever  be  his  name  adored, 
For  there  is  none  beside. 


116  CONSOLATION   IN  AFFLICTION. 

lOq  AFFLICTIONS  PROFITABLE.  Q     AT 

■■•"*'  Abode— WatcJiman. 

1  Saveet  fruits  afflictions  bring  ; 

Like  those  on  Aaron's  rod  ; 
Tliey  bud  and  bloom  divinely  fair, 
Which  proves  them  sent  of  God. 

2  He  takes  the  rod  in  hand, 

With  pity  in  his  heart, 
That  every  stroke  his  children  feel, 
.]\Iay  quick'ning  grace  impart. 

3  Those  blessings  in  disguise 

Compensate  all  our  pain ; 
Our  losses,  crosses,  groans,  and  tears, 
We  count  them  all  but  gain, 

4  Faith  finds  each  promise  sure  ; 

Hope  looks  v^^ithin  the  vail ; 
Love  bears  the  discipline  divine. 
And  cleaves  to  Jesus  still. 

5  Thus  by  the  grace  of  God 

Our  everlasting  Friend, 
Our  chastisements  and  sorrows  here 
Will  soon  in  glory  end. 

140  e  /"-'' n''''^^--  SS&TS. 

Solney — Dismission. 

1  Pilgrims  in  tliis  vale  of  sorrow, 

Pressing  onward  toward  the  prize, 
Strength  and  comfort  here  we  borrow 
From  the  hand  that  rules  the  skies. 


CONSOLATION  IN   AFFLICTION.  117 

2  'Mid  these  scenes  of  self-denial, 

We  are  called  the  race  to  run  • 
We  must  meet  full  many  a  trial 
Ere  the  victor's  crown  is  won. 

3  Love  shall  every  conflict  lighten, 

Hope  shall  urge  us  swifter  on, 
Faith  shall  every  prospect  brighten, 
Till  the  light  of  heaven  shall  dawn. 

4  On  the  Eternal  arm  recKning, 

We  at  length  shall  win  the  day  : 
All  the  powers  of  earth  combining, 
Shall  not  snatch  our  crown  away. 

•tA^  JOY  IN  GOD.  Q    ]\^J 

^^^  Delight— C/tester— Avon. 

1  0  Lord,  I  would  delight  in  thee, 

And  on  thy  care  depend  ; 

To  thee  in  every  trouble  flee, 

My  best,  my  only  friend. 

2  When  all  created  streams  are  dried, 

Thy  fullness  is  the  same  ; 
May  I  with  this  be  satisfied, 
And  glory  in  thy  name. 

3  Why  should  the  soul  a  drop  bemoan, 

Who  has  a  fountain  near  ? 
A  fountain  which  will  ever  run 
With  waters  sweet  and  clear. 

4  No  good  in  creatures  can  be  found, 

But  may  be  found  in  thee  j 


118  CONSOLATION  IN  AFFLICTION. 

I  must  have  all  things  and  abound, 

While  Grod  is  God  to  me. 
5  0  Lord,  I  cast  my  care  on  thee, 

I  triumph  and  adore  ; 
Henceforth  my  great  concern  shall  be 

To  love  and  please  thee  more. 

142  SORROWS  PROFITABLE.  J^^  ]yj_ 

Armstrong— St.  Edmonds. 

1  "  I  BLESS  thee,  Lord,  for  sorrows  sent 

To  break  the  dream  of  human  power, 
For  now  my  shallow  cistern's  spent 
I  find  thy  fount  and  thirst  no  more. 

2  I  take  thy  hand  and  fears  grow  stiU  ; 

Behold  thy  face,  and  doubts  remove  ; 
Who  would  not  yield  his  wavering  will 
To  perfect  truth  and  boundless  love ! 

3  That  love  this  restless  soul  dotli  teach 

The  strength  of  thine  eternal  calm, 
And  tune  its  sad  and  broken  speech. 
To  join  on  earth  the  angels'  psalm. 

\AO        PRESENCE  OF  GOD  IN  AFFLICTION.  Q   ]yj[ 
■*■  ■**^  Wirth — Avo7i— Dundee. 

1  Thy  gracious  presence,  0  my  God  1 

Can  soothe  my  inward  pains  ; 

With  this,  beneath  affliction's  load, 

My  heart  no  more  complains. 

2  This  can  my  every  care  control. 

And  gild  each  scene  with  light ; 


CONSOLATION   IN   AFFLICTION.  119 

This  is  the  sunshine  of  the  soul  j 
Without  it,  all  is  night. 

3  My  Lord !  my  Life  !  Oh !  cheer  my  heart 

With  thy  reviving  ray  ; 
Oh !  bid  these  mournful  shades  depart, 
And  bring  the  dawn  of  day. 

4  Oh!  happy  scenes  of  pure  delight. 

Where  thy  fuU  beams  arise  ; — 
Unclouded  beauty  to  the  sight, — 
Sweet  rapture  and  surprise  ! 

5  Lord !  shall  these  breathings  of  my  heart 

Aspire  in  vain  to  thee  ? 
Confirm  my  hope,  that  where  thou  art, 
I  shall  for  ever  be. 

6  Then  shall  my  cheerful  spirit  sing 

The  darkest  hours  away, 
And  rise  on  faith's  expanding  wing, 
To  everlasting  day. 

I4.4.SOWING  IN  TEARS  AND  REAPING  IN  n    M    T) 
J.1-X  jQY.  ^'        •-^* 

Honolulu — Brattle  Street. 

1  There  is  an  hour  of  hallowed  peace 

For  those  with  care  oppressed ; 

When  sighs  and  sorrowing  tears  shall 

cease, 

And  aU  be  hushed  to  rest. 


120  CONSOLATION   IN  AFFLICTION. 

'Tis  then  the  soul  is  freed  from  fears 
And  doubts  that  here  annoy  ; 

Then  they  that  oft  have  sown  in  tears, 
Shall  reap  again  in  joy. 

2  There  is  an  hour  of  sweet  repose, 

When  storms  assail  no  more  : 
The  stream  of  endless  pleasure  flows 

On  that  celestial  shore  ; 
There  purity  with  love  appears, 

And  bhss  without  alloy  ; 
There  they  that  oft  have  sown  in  tears, 

Sliall  reap  eternal  joy. 

145  """"^  REQUEST.  Q^  ^ 

Arme/tiia — Haveii^—Wirth. 

1  Father,  whate'er  of  earthly  bhss 

Thy  sovereign  will  denies, 
Accepted  at  thy  throne  of  grace 
Let  this  petition  rise : 

2  "  Give  me  a  calm,  a  thankful  heart, 

From  every  murmur  free  ; 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace  impart. 
And  make  me  live  to  thee. 

3  "  Let  the  sweet  hope  that  I  am  thine, 

My  hfe  and  death  attend  ; 
Thy  presence  through  my  journey  shine, 
And  crown  my  journey's  end." 


CONSOLATION   IN  AFFLICTION.  121 

14fi       BLESSED  ARE  THEY  THAT  MOURN.     J^y[^ 
"*•  "^  Hose  Bill — Rockingham — Hamburgh. 

1  Oh  !  deem  not  they  are  blest  alone, 

Whose  lives  a  peaceful  tenor  keep  ; 

The  Grod,  who  loves  our  race  has  shovt^n 

A  blessing  for  the  eyes  that  weep. 

2  The  light  of  smiles  shall  fill  again 

The  hds  that  overflow  with  tears, 
And  weary  hours  of  woe  and  pain 
Are  earnests  of  serener  years. 

3  0,  there  are  days  of  sunny  rest 

For  every  dark  and  troubled  night ! 
Grief  may  abide  an  evening  guest, 
But  joy  shall  come  with  early  hght. 

4  And  thou,  who  o'er  thy  friend's  low  bier 

Sheddest  the  bitter  drops  like  rain, 
Hope  that  a  brighter  happier  sphere 
Will  give  him  to  thine  arms  again. 

5  For  Grod  hath  marked  each  anguished  day 

And  numbered  every  secret  tear  ; 
And  heaven's  long  age  of  bliss  shall  pay 
For  all  his  children  suffer  here. 

14>rWHO  GIVETH  SONGS  IN  THE  NIGHT  .J^  (^  ]yj 
•  Moore — Bremen. 

1  Songs  in  the  night  full  oft  are  given. 
Soft  breathings  from  the  air  of  heaven, 
Sweet  zephyrs  to  the  soul ; 
11 


122  MISCELLANEOUS. 

The  pilgrim's  lonely  heart  to  cheer, 
And  bring  celestial  glories  near 
By  their  divine  control. 

2  Songs  in  the  night  kind  heaven  supplies. 
When  cares  and  trials  round  us  rise, 

Our  comfort  to  destroy  ; 
They  bid  the  tempter  far  retire, 
And  fill  the  soul  with  holy  fire. 

Celestial  peace  and  joy. 

3  Songs  in  the  night  of  sorrow's  power, 
Affliction's  tempest,  death's  dark  hour, 

The  pilgrim  yet  will  sing  ; 
He'U  shout  with  faith's  uplifted  eye 
''  0  grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ! 

0  death,  where  is  thy  sting!" 


Ui^eellq^eou^. 


148  PRAYER  AND  PRAISE.  fj^ 

^  "^^  Libnah — Homer — Martin. 

1  Prayer  and  praise  together  given 
To  address  the  throne  of  heaven, 
Both  alike  the  heart  require. 
Kindled  by  celestial  fire. 


mSCELLANEOUS.  123 

2  Prayer  in  supplication  bends, 
Praise  on  cheerful  wing  ascends  j 
Prayer  confesses  and  implores, 
Praise  rejoices  and  adores  : 

3  Prayer,  while  waves  of  trouble  roll, 
Stills  the  tempest  of  the  soul  ; 
Praise,  while  blessings  round  us  throng. 
Cheers  the  heart  and  tunes  the  tongue. 

4  Prayer,  in  danger,  toil,  and  strife — 
Prayer,  when  want  embitters  life. 
Or  when  sin  and  guilt  oppress. 
Hushes  every  thought  to  peace. 

5  Praise  in  every  scene  can  find 
Subjects  for  a  thankful  mind  ; 
Bright  perfections  to  employ 
Sweetest  themes  of  holy  joy. 

6  Let  us  then,  while  life  remains, 
Pilled  with  pleasures  or  with  pains, 
Fix  with  faith  our  upward  gaze. 

In  the  work  of  prayer  and  praise. 

149  CHRIST'S  PRESENCE  DESIRED,     ^g  ^  gg. 

Saxony— Fay  etteville. 
1  In  darkness  and  temptation. 
In  sorrow  and  in  fear, 
0  Grod  of  our  salvation 
Be  thou  for  ever  near  : 


124  MISCELLANEOUS. 

Compassionate  our  blindness, 

Commiserate  our  grief. 
And  in  thy  loving  kindness, 

Appear  for  our  relief. 

2  How  weak  is  each  endeavor 

To  find  sweet  peace  of  heart  I 
No  earthly  friend  can  ever 

This  heavenly  gift  impart  ; 
But  Jesus  thy  rich  merit 

Unto  our  souls  display, 
And  grant  us  thy  good  Spirit 

To  guide  us  on  our  way. 

3  Do  thou  our  souls  enlighten. 

Sweet  rays  of  comfort  bring. 
Till  every  thought  shall  brighten 

On  contemplation's  wing; 
Till  thy  return  we  languish. 

In  darkness  and  in  fear  ; 
0  dissipate  our  anguish. 

And  every  bosom  cheer. 

150  V  ^^°'e^7'°^-.         '7s,  6  lines. 

1  Christian,  would'st  thou  know  the  joy 

Pure  religion  can  impart  ? 
Let  her  truths  thy  mind  employ, 

Firmly  fix  thy  roving  heart — 
Then  will  radiance  round  thee  shine, 

With  an  influence  all  divine. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  125 

2  Think  who  fills  a  Father's  throne  ; 

How  in  righteousness  he  reigns  ; 
What  perfections  he  hath  shown ; 

How  unchangeable  reraains : 
Countless  worlds  proclaim  his  power. 
And  his  glorious  name  adore. 

3  Think  of  all  that  heavenly  grace, 

Which  in  Christ,  the  Lord,  appears, 
Till  the  vision  of  his  face, 

A  celestial  glory  wears: 
Where  the  eye  of  faith  may  view 
Wonders  still  for  ever  new. 

4  Think  upon  that  Spirit  pure. 

Who  the  love  of  God  reveals ; 
Shows  the  promise  ever  sure. 

And,  within,  his  witness  seals  : 
Think  upon  his  hallowed  name. 
Till  his  love  thy  soul  inflame. 

5  God  is  holy,  just,  and  good  ; 

Thou  art  sinful,  weak,  and  vile, 
Blessings  by  his  hand  bestowed. 

Round  thy  habitation  smile  ; 
These  should  charm  thy  heart  to  love — 
These  should  fix  thy  thoughts  above. 

6  Dost  thou  now  in  darkness  mourn, 

And  the  tear  of  anguish  shed  ? 
Child  of  hope,  to  God  return  ; 
11* 


126  MISCELLANEOUS. 

Lift  on  high  thy  drooping  head  : 
Eays  celestial  round  thee  shine —  ' 
Heaven  and  all  its  joys  are  thine ! 

151  "^"^  so^"--  C  M 

1  What  is  the  thing  of  greatest  price 

The  whole  creation  round  ? 
That  wliich  was  lost  in  paradise, 
That  which  in  Christ  is  found. 

2  The  soul  of  man — Jehovah's  breath  ! 

That  keeps  two  worlds  at  strife ; 
Hell  moves  beneath  to  work  its  death, 
Heaven  stoops  to  give  it  life. 

3  God,  to  reclaim  it  did  not  spare 

His  well-beloved  Son ; 
Jesus,  to  save  it  deigned  to  bear 
The  sins  of  all  in  one. 


4  And  is  this  treasure  borne  below, 

In  earthly  vessels  frail  ? 
Can  none  its  utmost  value  know 
Till  flesh  and  spirit  fail  ? 

5  Then  let  us  gather  round  the  cross, 

This  knowledge  to  obtain, 
Not  by  the  soul's  eternal  loss^ 
But  •verlasting  gain. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  127 

IKQ  SPRING  SPIRITUALIZED.  CM 

■'•*''*  Delight— OHonvilU.  '      ' 

1  At  length  the  opening  spring  has  come, 

How  joyous  is  the  scene  ! 
The  air  is  filled  with  rich  perfume ; 
The  fields  are  dressed  in  green. 

2  I  see  my  Saviour,  from  on  high, 

Break  through  the  clouds  and  shine  ; 
No  creature  now  more  blest  than  I, 
No  heart  more  glad  than  mine. 

3  Thy  word  bids  aU  my  hopes  revive, 

It  overcomes  my  foes  ; 
It  makes  my  drooping  graces  thrive, 
And  blossom  like  the  rose. 

4  Thus,  Lord  a  monument  I  stand 

Of  what  thy  grace  can  do ; 
Still  guide  me  with  thy  gentle  hand. 
Thy  changing  seasons  through. 

253        SUMMER-WHY  IN  SADNESS  Pgg  &  Ys  dbl. 
^  Autumn — Eootnson. 

1  Summer's  mildest  breeze  is  blowing 

Through  the  meadow  and  the  grove, 
And  her  purest  fragrance  flowing. 

To  inspire  the  heart  with  love ; 
All  creation  wakes  to  gladness, 

Bids  us  in  her  music  share  : 
But  this  heart  is  filled  with  sadness, 

And  disturbed  by  anxious  care. 


128  MISCELLANEOUS. 

2  Why,  my  soul,  this  sad  emotion  ? 

Why  this  self-tormenting  pain  ? 
Light  the  fires  of  pure  devotion, 

And  thy  wonted  peace  regain : 
If  thy  wanderings  are  forgiven, 

Be  not  anxious  for  the  rest ; 
Leave  thy  cause  alone  with  Heaven, 

And  in  Christ  be  ever  blest. 

154  AUTUVIN  SPIRITUALIZED.    Vg  &  6s  pGC. 

Webhe— Saxony.  ^ 

1  The  leaves,  around  me  falling, 

Are  preaching  of  decay  ; 
The  hollow  winds. are  caUing, 

"  Come,  pilgrim,  come  away." 
The  day,  in  night  declining, 

Says  I  must,  too,  decUne  ; 
The  year,  its  bloom  resigning, 

Its  lot  foreshadows  mine. 

2  The  light,  my  path  surrounding. 

The  loves  to  which  I  cling, 
The  hopes  v/ithin  me  bounding, 

The  joys  that  round  me  wing — ■ 
All,  all,  like  stars  at  even. 

Just  gleam,  and  shoot  away, 
Pass  on  before  to  heaven. 

And  chide  at  my  delay. 

3  The  friends  gone  there  before  me 

Are  calling  from  on  high, 


MISCELLANEOUS.  129 

And  happy  angels  o'er  me 

Tempt  sweetly  to  the  sky  ; 
"  Why  wait,"  they  say,  "  and  wither, 

'Mid  scenes  of  death  and  sin  ? 
0  rise  to  glory,  hither, 

And  find  true  life  begin." 

4  I  hear  the  invitation, 

And  fain  would  rise  and  come, 
A  sinner,  to  salvation. 

An  exile,  to  his  home  ; 
But  while  I  here  must  linger. 

Thus,  thus,  let  all  I  see 
Point  on,  with  faithful  finger. 

To  heaven,  0  Lord,  and  thee. 

155  WINTER-FLIGHT  OF  TIME.        ^g  ^  Q^^ 

Geneva — Amsteraam. 

1  Time  is  winging  us  away 

To  our  eternal  home  : 
Life  is  but  a  winter's  day, 

A  journey  to  the  tomb  : 
Youth  and  vigor  soon  will  flee, 

Blooming  beauty  lose  its  charms  ; 
All  that's  mortal  soon  will  be 

Enclosed  in  death's  cold  arms. 

2  Time  is  winging  us  away 

To  our  eternal  home  : 
Life  is  but  a  winter's  day, 
A  journey  to  the  tomb  : 


130  MISCELLANEOUS. 

But  the  Christian  shall  enjoy 
Health  and  beauty  soon  above ; 

Far  beyond  the  world's  alloy, 
Secure  in  Jesus'  love. 

156  PENITENCE  DESIRED.  T     ]\^ 

Xt/U  Uxbridge— Rockingham. 

1  0  THAT  I  could  for  ever  dwell, 

With  Mary  at  my  Saviour's  feet, 
And  view  the  form  I  love  so  well, 
And  all  his  tender  words  repeat : 

2  The  world  shut  out  from  all  my  view, 

And  heav'n  brought  in  with  all  its  bHss ; 
Oh,  is  there  aught,  from  pole  to  pole. 
One  moment  to  compare  with  this  ? 

3  This  is  the  hidden  life  I  prize, 

A  life  of  penitential  love ; 
When  most  my  follies  I  despise, 

And  raise  the  highest  thoughts  above. 

4  When  all  I  am  I  clearly  see, 

And  freely  own  with  deepest  shame. 
When  the  Eedeemer's  love  to  me, 
Kindles  within  a  deathless  flame. 

5  Thus  would  I  live  till  nature  fail, 

And  all  my  former  sins  forsake  ; 
Then  raise  to  God  within  the  vail, 
And  of  eternal  joys  partake. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  131 

157  PENITENCE.  Q^  J^^ 

1  0  THOU  whose  tender  mercy  hears 

Contrition's  humble  cry ; 
Whose  hand  indulgent,  wipes  the  tears 
From  sorrow's  weeping  eye  ; 

2  See,  low  before  thy  throne  of  grace, 

A  wretched  wanderer  mourn  : 
Hast  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  face  ? 
Hast  thou  not  said  return  ? 

3  And  shall  my  guilty  fears  prevail, 

To  drive  me  from  thy  feet  ? 

0  let  not  this  dear  refuge  fail. 
This  only  safe  retreat. 

4  Absent  from  thee,  my  guide,  my  light, 

Without  one  cheering  ray. 
Through  dangers,  fears,  and  gloomy  night, 
How  desolate  my  way ! 

5  0  shine  on  this  benighted  heart. 

With  beams  of  mercy  shine  : 
And  let  thy  healing  voice  impart 
A  taste  of  joys  divine. 

158  ^^SIRING  THE  PRESENCE  OF  CHRIST.  JT    -jyT 

Rivington — Culloden. 

1  Come,  my  Redeemer,  come, 

And  deign  to  dwell  with  me ; 
0  make  my  heart  thy  home, 


132  MISCELLANEOUS. 

And  bid  thy  rivals  flee  : 
Come,  my  Eedeemer,  quickly  come, 
And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 

2  Why  should  the  world  presume 

To  occupy  thy  throne  ? 
Come,  and  thy  right  assume — 

I  would  be  thine  alone  : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 

3  Exert  thy  mighty  power, 

And  banish  all  my  sin  ; 
In  this  auspicious  hour, 

Bring  all  thy  graces  in  : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 

4  Rule  thou  in  every  thought 

And  passion  of  my  soul. 
Till  all  my  powers  are  brought 

Beneath  thy  full  control : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come. 
And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 

5  Then  shall  my  days  be  thine, 

And  all  my  heart  be  love, 
And  joy  and  peace  be  mine. 

Such  as  are  known  above  : 
Come,  my  Redeemer,  quickly  come, 
And  make  my  heart  thy  lasting  home. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  133 

ICQ  PRAYER  FOR  ALL  LANDS.  Q    ]Vf 

^^^  St.  Thomas-Dover. 

1  Thy  name,  Almighty  Lord, 

Shall  sound  through  distant  lands  ; 
G-reat  is  thy  grace,  and  sure  thy  word, 
Thy  truth  for  ever  stands. 

2  Far  be  thine  honors  spread, 

And  long  thy  praise  endure, 
TiU  morning  Ught  and  evening  shade 
Shall  be  exchanged  no  more. 

JgQ  A  DYING  WORLD.  Q^^^ 

Bremen — Aithlone. 

1  God  of  the  nations,  bow  thine  ear, 
And  listen  to  our  fervent  prayer, 

Through  thy  beloved  Son  : 
Build  up  the  kingdom  of  his  grace 
Amid  the  millions  of  our  race. 

And  make  thy  wonders  known. 

2  Send  forth  the  heralds  in  his  name. 
Bid  them  a  Saviour's  love  proclaim 

With  every  fleeting  breath  ; 
Till  every  land  shall  hear  the  sound, 
And  send  the  joyful  echoes  round 

Amid  the  shades  of  death. 

3  0  let  the  nations  rise  and  bring 
Their  offerings  to  th'  Almighty  King, 

And  trust  in  him  alone  ; 
12 


134  MISCELLANEOUS. 

Eenounce  their  idols,  and  adore 

The  God  of  gods  for  evermore, 

Upon  his  lofty  throne. 

4  The  dying  millions  then  shall  prove 
The  matchless  power  of  bleeding  love, 

And  feel  their  sins  forgiv'n ; 
Shall  join  the  convert's  joyful  throng, 
And  raise  on  high  redemption's  song, 

Along  the  path  to  heaven. 

161  DEPARTURE  OF  A  MISSIONARY.Ys  &  6s  DCC. 
Missionary/  Hyvm— Saxony.  ^ 

1  Go,  for  the  Master  calls  thee, 

Shed  not  one  bitter  tear  ; 
No  bondage  hard  enthralls  thee. 

Nor  hast  thou  aught  to  fear : 
To  Him  we  now  commend  thee 

Who  rules  above  the  skies , 
His  blessing  will  attend  thee 

Where'er  thy  pathway  lies. 

2  Go,  in  the  midst  of  dangers 

Declare  a  Saviour's  love ; 
Till  hst'ning  heathen  strangers 

His  willing  subjects  prove ; 
Till  many  a  crowd  assembling 

Shall  hearken  to  his  voice  ; 
Confess  their  guilt  with  trembhng, 

And  in  liis  name  rejoice. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  135 

Go,  for  the  Master  calls  thee 

Far  from  thy  native  home ; 
Whatever  there  befalls  thee, 

Whatever  ills  may  come, 
He  is  thy  strong  salvation ; 

His  presence  thou  shalt  share  ; 
He'll  hear  thy  supplication  ; 

Our  God  will  answer  prayer. 


igOCHILDREN  OF  MISSIONARIES  ADOPTED. Qj^JT) 
■*-^'*  Moravian — Brattle  Street. 

1  Ye  children  of  a  favored  band 

Committed  to  our  care, 
Whose  parents  in  a  heathen  land 

Are  laboring  afar, 
Come  to  our  arms  in  filial  love. 

And  at  our  homes  reside  ; 
And  we  will  gladly  seek  to  prove 

What  kindness  can  provide. 


It  were  no  charity  to  give 

While  feehngs  thus  entwine. 
Nor  base  dependence  to  receive 

While  hearts  in  love  combine : 
We'll  cherish  you  with  constant  care, 

Embrace  you  as  our  own ; 
And  bring  you,  in  the  arms  of  prayer, 

Before  our  Father's  throne. 


136  MISCELLANEOUS. 

IgO        LIGHT  OF  GOD'S  COUNTENANCE.      Q    \f 
Peniel— Chester. 

1  My  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys, 

The  life  of  my  delights  ; 
The  glory  of  my  brightest  days, 
And  comfort  of  my  nights. 

2  In  darkest  shades,  if  thou  appear, 

My  dawning  is  begun  ; 
Thou  art  my  soul's  bright  morning  star. 
And  thou  my  rising  sun. 

3  The  op'ning  heavens  around  me  shine 

With  beams  of  sacred  bliss, 
When  Jesus  shows  his  mercy  mine, 
And  whispers  I  am  his. 

164      "^'^^^  FRAILTY— PSALM  XXXIX.     ^J^  ^  gg^ 

Saxony—  Webbe. 

1  0  WHAT  is  earthly  pleasure, 

Compared  with  thy  rich  grace  ! 
Lord,  teach  me  how  to  measure 

The  remnant  of  my  days ; 
How  brief  is  my  existence, 

How  frail  a  thing  is  man ; 
And  grant  me  thine  assistance. 

This  feeble  life  to  scan. 

2  How  soon  the  hours  of  gladness 

That  cheer  us  on  our  way, 
Are  changed  to  gloom  and  sadness, 
Or  filled  with  deep  dismay  ! 


MISCELLANEOUS.  137 

Man,  in  his  best  condition, 

Is  vanity  and  dust ; 
Soon  past  the  fleeting  vision, 

Then  he  gives  up  the  ghost. 

3  Earth's  treasures  quickly  leave  us, 

Its  honors  ne'er  endure  ; 
Its  pleasures  but  deceive  us, 

Its  hopes  are  insecure  ;    . 
But,  Lord,  vt^hile  time  so  fleeting 

Is  filled  with  many  a  snare, 
My  soul  on  thee  is  waiting — 

I'll  trust  thy  guardian  care. 

Ige  WATCH  AND  PRAY.  Q^  ]y£^ 

Byefleld — Azmon — Dalton, 

1  The  Saviour  bids  thee  watch  and  pray 

Through  Ufe's  momentous  hour, 
And  grants  the  Spirit's  quickening  ray 
To  those  who  seek  his  power. 

2  The  Saviour  bids  thee  watch  and  pray, 

Maintain  a  warrior's  strife  ; 
0  Christian  !  hear  his  voice  to-day  : 
Obedience  is  thy  life. 

3  The  Saviour  bids  thee  watch  and  pray, 

For  soon  the  hour  will  come 
That  calls  thee  from  the  earth  away 
To  thine  eternal  home. 
12* 


138  MISCELLANEOUS. 

4  The  Saviour  bids  thee  watch  and  pray, 
0  hearken  to  his  voice, 
And  follow  where  he  leads  the  way, 
To  heaven's  eternal  joys  ! 

166  CROSS  AND  CROWN.  Q   J^^ 
XUU            Cross  and  Crown— Dedham. 

1  Must  Jesus  bear  the  cross  alone, 

And  all  the  world  go  free  ? 

No  there's  a  cross  for  every  one, 

And  there's  a  cross  for  me, 

2  How  happy  are  the  saints  above, 

Who  once  were  socrowing  here  ! 
But  now  they  taste  unmingled  love, 
And  joy  without  a  tear. 

3  The  consecrated  cross  I'll  bear. 

Till  death  shall  set  me  free ; 
And  then  go  home  my  crown  to  wear, 
For  there's  a  crown  for  me. 

167  CROSS  AND  CROWN.  Q^  ^^ 
Cross  and  Crown — Ortonville. 

1  No  cross  no  crown !  tis  ever  thus — 

The  Scriptures  plainly  show. 
There  is  no  heavenly  crown  for  us, 
Without  a  cross  below. 

2  The  cross  to  bear  from  day  to  day, 

Along  the  pilgrim  road, 
"We  still  must  labor,  watch  and  pray, 
And  lean  upon  our  God. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  139 

3  Mere  human  strength  will  ne'er  suffice 
For  such  a  work  as  this  ; 
'Tis  God  alone  our  strength  supphes, 
The  glory  shall  be  his. 

168         WATCHFULNESS  AND  CONFLICT.        g    ]y[ 
^^  Luther— Laban— St.  Thomas. 

1  My  soul  be  on  thy  guard, 

Ten  thousand  foes  arise ; 
The  hosts  of  sin  are  pressing  hard 
To  draw  thee  from  the  skies. 

2  O  watch,  and  fight,  and  pray. 

The  battle  ne'er  give  o'er  ; 
Renew  it  boldly  day  by  day. 
And  help  divine  implore. 

3  Ne'er  think  the  vict'ry  won. 

Nor  lay  thy  armor  down  ; 
Thy  arduous  work  will  not  be  done 
Till  thou  obtain  thy  crown. 

IfiQ  COME  UNTO  ME-MATT.  XI.        PMD 

■*•"*'  Honoluliu-BraUU  street.        ^' ^^^'^' 

1  I  HEARD  the  voice  of  Jesus  say, 

Come  unto  me  and  rest ; 
Lay  down,  thou  weary  one,  lay  down 

Thy  head  upon  my  breast. 
I  came  to  Jesus  as  I  was. 

Weary,  and  worn,  and  sad, 
I  found  in  him  a  resting-place, 

And  he  has  made  me  glad. 


140  MISCELLANEOUS. 

2  I  heard  the  voice  of  Jesus  say, 

Behold,  I  freely  give 
The  living  water ;  thirsty  one, 

Stoop  down,  and  drink,  and  live. 
I  came  to  Jesus,  and  I  drank 

Of  that  life-giving  stream  ; 
My  thirst  was   quenched,  my   soul  re- 
vived, 

And  now  I  live  in  him. 

3  I  heard  the  voice  of  Jesus  say, 

I  am  this  dark  world's  hght ; 
Look  unto  me,  thy  morn  shall  rise, 

And  all  thy  days  be  bright. 
I  looked  to  Jesus,  and  I  found 

In  him  my  Star,  my  Sun ; 
And  in  that  hght  of  hfe  I'll  walk. 

Till  travehng  days  are  done. 

170  CHILD'S  BIRTH-DAY.  g^  ]yj^ 

State  Street — Amity  Street. 

1  The  natal  day  has  come 

Of  a  beloved  child  ; 
And  is  its  heart  in  youthful  bloom 
To  God  unreconciled  ? 

2  How  can  we  bear  to  see 

The  deep'ning  stains  of  sin  ? 

0  Lamb  of  Grod,  we  look  to  thee 

To  cleanse  the  soul  within. 


MISCELLANEOUS. .  141 

3  Oh,  for  converting  grace 

That  spirit  to  subdue, 
While  we  within  this  hallowed  place 
Our  fervent  prayers  renew. 

4  The  covenant  is  sure, 

In  all  things  ordered  well ; 
But  we,  so  faithless,  so  impure, 
Our  fears  to  thee  would  tell. 

5  Forgive  us  in  thy  love. 

And  hearken  to  our  cry  ! 
Now  send  deliverance  from  above, 
And  bring  salvation  nigh. 

I'ri  CHILD'S  BIRTH-DAY.  CM. 

■*■'•'■  Dedham— Cross  and  Crown. 

1  Swift  as  the  winged  arrow  flies, 

My  time  is  hast'ning  on  ; 
Quick  as  the  lightning  from  the  skies, 
My  wasting  moments  run. 

2  My  follies  past,  0  Grod,  forgive. 

My  every  sin  subdue  ; 
And  teach  me  henceforth  how  to  live. 
With  glory  in  my  view. 

i3  'Twere  better  I  had  not  been  born. 
Than  live  without  thy  fear  ; 
For  they  are  wretched  and  forlorn, 
Who  have  their  portion  here. 

4  But  thanks  to  thine  unbounded  grace, 
That  in  my  early  youth. 


142  MISCELLANEOUS. 

I  have  been  taught  to  seek  thy  face, 
And  know  the  way  of  truth. 

5  0  let  thy  Spirit  lead  me  still, 

Along  the  happy  road ; 
Conform  me  to  thy  holy  will, 
My  Father  and  my  God. 

6  Another  year  of  life  is  past ; 

My  heart  to  thee  incline, 
That  if  this  year  should  be  my  last, 
It  may  be  wholly  thine. 

Vyiy  NEW  YEAR-RETROSPECT.  ^   M 

•  **  Retreat— Zephyr. 

1  Look  back,  my  soul,  what  hast  thou  done 

Thy  tender  offspring  to  improve  ? 
What,  through  the  year  whose  course  has 
run, 
To  win  them  to  a  Saviourls  love  ? 

2  Has  kind  instruction  been  distill'd, 

From   morning's   dawn  till   evening's 
shade  ? 
Were  hours  of  relaxation  fiU'd 

With  usefulness  that  ne'er  betrayed  ? 

3  Has  discipline  held  fast  the  rein, 

With  prudent,  firm^  yet  gentle  hand, 
Those  infant  vices  to  restrain. 

That  sought  thy  counsel  to  withstand  ? 

4  And  hast  thou  thine  own  weakness  felt, 

Thy  constant  need  of  help  divine  ? 


MISCELLANEOUS.  143 

And  when  in  secret  thou  hast  knelt, 
Has  faith  declared  each  promise  thine ! 

5  Hast  thou  besought  the  Lord  to  bring 

Thy  tender  offspring  to  his  feet  ? 
That  they  might   own  their   Sovereign 
King, 
Confessing  that  his  love  is  great  ? 

6  Hast  felt  that  they  were  not  too  young 

His  pard'ning  mercy  to  receive, 
And  mingle  in  the  convert's  song  ? 

And  feehng,  could'st  thou  still  beheve  ? 

7  Look  back,  my  soul,  impartial  trace 

The  scenes  of  the-  departed  year  ; 
Implore  forgiveness,  seek  for  grace. 
And  Heaven  in  mercy  heed  thy  prayer. 

•J^q  THE  HEAVENLY  CITY.  Q    ]yj[ 

Denman — Ortonville. 

1  Jerusalem,  my  happy  home  ! 

Name  ever  dear  to  me  ; 
When  shall  my  labors  have  an  end 
In  joy,  and  peace,  and  thee  ? 

2  When  shall  these  eyes  thy  heaven-built 

walls 
And  pearly  gates  behold  ? 
Thy  bulwarks  with  salvation  strong, 
And  streets  of  shining  gold. 

3  0,  when,  thou  city  of  my  God, 

Shall  I  thy  courts  ascend  ? 


144:  MISCELLANEOUS. 

Where  congregations  ne'er  break  up, 
And  Sabbaths  never  end. 

4  Why  should  I  shrink  at  pain  or  woe, 

Or  feel  at  death  dismay  ? 
I've  Canaan's  goodly  land  in  view, 
And  realms  of  endless  day. 

5  Redeemed  saints  and  angels  there, 

Around  my  Saviour  stand ; 
And  soon  my  friends  in  Christ  below, 
Will  join  the  glorious  band. 

6  Jerusalem,  my  happy  home  ! 

My  soul  still  pants  for  thee  ; 
Then  shall  my  labors  have  an  end, 
When  I  thy  joys  shall  see. 

174  HEAVEN.  -^    -^l 

*  •  ^  The  Better  Land—Benefieence. 

1  There  is  a  land  mine  eye  hath  seen 

In  visions  of  enraptured  thought, 
So  bright  that  all  which  spreads  between 
Is  with  its  radiant  glory  fraught. 

2  A  land  upon  whose  blissful  shore 

There  rests  no  shadow,  falls  no  stain  ; 
There  those  who  meet  shall  part  no  more, 
And  those  long  parted  meet  again. 

3  Its  skies  are  not  like  earthly  skies, 

With  varying  hues  of  shade  and  light ; 
It  hath  no  need  of  suns  to  rise, 
To  dissipate  the  gloom  of  night. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  145 

4  There  sweeps  no  desolating  wind 
Across  that  calm,  serene  abode  ; 
The  wanderer  there  a  home  may  find 
Within  the  paradise  of  Grod. 

175  SAINTS  PASSING  INTO  HEAVEN.        Q     j^/f 

•  Honolulu — Azjnon — Armenia.  '       • 

1  One  family  we  dwell  in  him, 

One  church  above,  beneath  ; 
Though  now  divided  by  the  stream, 
The  narrow  stream  of  death. 

2  One  army  of  the  living  Grod, 

To  his  command  we  bow  ; 
Part  of  the  host  have  cross'd  the  flood, 
And  part  are  crossing  now. 

Ten  thousand  to  their  endless  home 

This  solemn  moment  fly ; 
And  we  are  to  the  margin  come, 

And  soon  expect  to  die. 

Dear  Saviour,  be  our  constant  guide, 
Then,  when  the  word  is  giv'n, 

Bid  death's  cold  stream  and  flood  divide. 
And  land  us  safe  in  heaven . 

lygGOD'S   PRESENCE  WITH  THE  AGED.Q    M.  D. 

^'^ Lucerne — Brattle  Streeir— Moravian. 
1  Abide  with  us,  for  day  declines, 
And  night  is  drawing  near  ; 
The  sun  of  hfe  now  dimly  shines, 
And  soon  will  disappear : 


146  MISCELLANEOUS. 

But  if  thou  wilt  with  us  abide, 
Earth's  shadows  well  may  come, 

We  shall  have  light  at  eventide, 
To  dissipate  the  gloom. 

2  Abide  with  us,  that  we  may  know 

More  of  thy  wondrous  love. 
Ere  thou  shalt  call  ilB  hence  to  go. 

And  dwell  with  thee  above : 
We  would  be  wholly  cleansed  within, 

Be  searched  and  purified 
From  every  secret  stain  of  sin, 

While  yet  we  here  reside. 

3  Abide  with  us  that  we  may  learn 

To  love  thee  more  and  more  ; 
That  we  fresh  wonders  may  discern 

From  thine  exhaustless  store ; 
We  would  begin  heaven's  visions  here 

In  holy,  pure  delight, 
Before  we  reach  that  higher  sphere 

Where  faith  is  lost  in  sight. 


177         ,,  '7'^^'-  "T^-       8s  &  Is  dbl 

Aoeraeen — Aumnm. 
1  Know,  my  soul,  thy  full  salvation, 
Rise  o'er  sin,  and  fear,  and  care  ; 
Joy  to  find,  in  every  station. 
Something  still  to  do  or  bear : 


MISCELLANEOUS.  147 

Think  what  spirit  dwells  within  thee  ; 

Think  what  Father's  smiles  are  thine  ; 
Think  what  Jesus  did  to  win  thee  ; 

Child  of  heaven,  canst  thou  repine  ? 

2  Haste  thee  on  from  grace  to  glory, 

Arm'd  by  faith  and  winged  by  prayer  ; 
Heav'n's  eternal  day's  before  thee  ; 

God's  own  hand  shall  guide  thee  there. 
Soon  shall  close  thy  earthly  mission  ; 

Soon  shall  pass  thy  pilgrim  days  ; 
Hope  shall  change  to  glad  fruition, 

Faith  to  sight,  and  prayer  to  praise. 

■jlJ'Q  REST  IN  HEAVEN,  -j-^s 

"'■•''  Heavenly  Rome — Hepher. 

1  My  home  is  in  heaven,  my  rest  is  not  here, 
Then  why  should  I  murmur  when  trials 

are  near  ? 
Be  hush'd  my  dark  spirit,  the  worst  that 

can  come 
But  shortens  my  journey,  and  hastens  me 

home. 

2  It  is  not  for  me  to  be  seeking  my  bliss. 
And  building  my  hopes  in  a  region   like 

this; 
I  look  for  a  city  which  hands  have  not 

piled, 
I  pant  for  a  country  by  sin  nndefiled. 


148  MISCELLANEOUS. 

3  The  thorn  and  the  thistle  around  me  may 
grow, 
I  would  not  recline  upon  roses  below, 
I  ask  not  my  portion,  I  seek  not  my  rest 
Till  I  find  them  for  ever  in  Jesus'  breast. 

179  LONGING  TO  BE  WITH  CHRIST.  gg^ 

Ludlow — Manepy. 

1  To  Jesus  the  crown  of  my  hope, 

My  soul  is  in  haste  to  be  gone  ; 
0  bear  me,  ye  cherubim,  up, 

And  waft  me  away  to  his  throne. 

2  My  Saviour,  whom  absent  I  love, 

Whom  not  having  seen  I  adore  ; 
Whose  name  is  exalted  above 
All  glory,  dominion,  and  power  ; 

3  Dissolve  thou  these  bonds  that  detain 

My  soul  from  her  portion  in  thee ; 

0  strike  off  this  adamant  chain, 
And  make  me  eternally  free.    ^ 

4  When  that  happy  era  begins. 

When  array'd  in  thy  glories  I  shine, 
Nor  grieve  any  more  by  my  sins 
The  bosom  on  which  I  recline ; 

5  0  then  shall  the  vail  be  remov'd 

And  round  me  thy  brightness  be  pour'd, 

1  shall  meet  him  whom  absent  I  lov'd, 

Whom  not  having  seen  I  ador'd. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  149 

180  REJOICING  IN  GOD.  gg  ^  gs. 

1  Rejoice  in  the  Lord, 
Believe  in  his  word, 

Confide  in  his  mercy  and  grace ; 

His  throne  shall  endure, 

His  promise  is  sure ; 
In  him  shall  the  righteous  have  peace. 

2  Thrice  happy  are  they. 
Who  his  precepts  obey, 

Who  delight  in  the  Joy  of  their  Grod  : 

Their  joy  shall  increase. 

And  their  trials  shall  cease. 
As  they  enter  the  heavenly  abode. 

3  What  scenes  will  arise 

As  they  pass  through  the  skies  ! 
What  rapture  their  bosoms  will  fiU, 

As  their  harps  they  employ, 

In  the  fullness  of  joy. 
On  the  height  of  some  heavenly  hill ! 

IRl  PRAISE  FROM  ALL  NATURE.  Q    J^J 

XOA  White— Laight  Street.  '  ""   * 

1  Begin  the  high,  celestial  strain. 

My  raptured  soul,  and  sing 
A  sacred  hymn  of  grateful  praise 
To  heaven's  almighty  King. 

2  Ye  curling  fountains,  as  ye  roll 

Your  silver  waves  along, 
13* 


150  MISCELLANEOUS. 

Eepeat  to  all  your  verdant  shores 
The  subject  of  the  song. 

3  Bear  it,  ye  breezes,  on  your  wings, 

To  distant  climes  away, 
And  round  the  wide  extended  world 
The  lofty  theme  convey. 

4  Take  up  the  burden  of  his  name, 

Ye  clouds,  as  ye  arise 
To  deck  with  gold  the  opening  morn, 
Or  shade  the  evening  skies. 

5  While  we  with  sacred  rapture  fired. 

The  blest  Creator  sing, 
And  chant  our  consecrated  lays 
To  heaven's  eternal  King. 

182  GENERAL  PRAISE.  L.  C.  M 

Bremen — Warning  Voice — Ariel. 

1  Begin,  my  soul,  th'  exalted  lay, 
Let  each  enraptured  thought  obey, 

And  praise  the  Almighty  name  : 
Lo  I  heaven  and  earth,  and  seas  and  skies, 
In  one  melodious  concert  rise, 

To  swell  th'  inspiring  theme. 

2  Thou  heaven  of  heavens,  his  vast  abode — 
Ye  clouds,  proclaim  your  Maker,  God  ; 

Ye  thunders,  speak  his  power  ; 
Lo  !  on  the  lightning's  fiery  wing. 
In  triumph  walks  th'  eternal  King  : 

The  astonished  worlds  adore. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  151 

3  Ye  deeps,  with  roaring  billows  rise, 
To  join  the  thunders  of  the  skies — 

Praise  liim  who  bids  you  roll : 
His  praise  in  softer  notes  declare, 
Each  whispering  breeze  of  yielding  air, 

And  breathe  it  to  the  soul. 

4  Wake,  all  ye  soaring  throng,  and  sing ; 
Ye  feathered  warblers  of  the  spring, 

Harmonious  anthems  raise 
To  him  who  shaped  your  finer  mold, 
Who  tipped  your  glittering  wings  with 
gold. 

And  tuned  your  voice  to  praise. 

5  Let  man,  by  nobler  passions  swayed, 
Let  man,  in  God's  own  image  made. 

His  breath  in  praise  employ : 
Spread  wide  his  Maker's  name  around, 
Till  heaven  shall  echo  back  the  sound. 

In  songs  of  holy  joy. 

183  GARDEN  OF  OLIVET.  L.  M. 

Olive's  Brow — Zephyr — Armntrong. 

1  'Tis  midnight — and  on  Olive's  brow 

The  star  is  dimmed  that  lately  shone ; 
'Tis  midnight — in  the  garden  now 
The  sulTering  Saviour  prays  alone. 

2  'Tis  midnight — and  from  all  removed, 

Immanuel  wrestles  lone  with  fears; 
E'en  the  disciple  that  he  loved. 

Heeds  not  his  Master's  griefs  and  tears. 


152  MISCELLANEOUS. 

3  'Tis  midnight — and  for  others'  guilt 

The  Man  of  sorrows  weeps  in  blood  ; 
Yet  he  that  hath  in  anguish  knelt, 
Is  not  forsaken  by  his  God. 

4  'Tis  midnight — ^from  the  heavenly  plains 

Is  borne  the  song  that  angels  know ; 
Unheard  by  mortals  are  the  strains 
That  sweetly  soothe  the  Saviour's  woe. 


184  AGONY  IN  THE  GARDEN.  Q^  J^^  ^j^^ 

*-^^       How  Calm — Watch  and  Pray. 

1  He  knelt,  the  Saviour  knelt  and  prayed, 

When  but  his  Father's  eye 
Looked  thro'  the  lonely  garden's  shade, 

On  that  dread  agony  ; 
The  Lord  of  all  above,  beneath, 
Was  bowed  with  sorrow  unto  death. 

2  The  sun  set  in  a  fearful  hour. 

The  skies  might  well  grow  dim, 
When  this  mortality  had  power 

So  to  o'ershaclow  him  ! 
That  he  who  gave  man's  breath,  might 

know 
The  very  depths  of  human  woe. 

3  He  knew  them  all ;  the  doubt,  the  strife, 

The  faint,  perplexing  dread, 
The  mists  that  hang  o'er  parting  life. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  153 

All  darkened  round  his  head  ; 
And  the  Deliverer  knelt  to  pray, 
Yet  passed  it  not,  that  cup,  awaj. 

4  It  passed  not,  though  the  stormy  wavo 

Had  sunk  foeneath  his  tread ; 
It  passed  not,  though  to  him  the  grave 

Had  yielded  up  its  dead. 
But  there  was  sent  him  from  on  high, 
A  gift  of  strength  for  man  to  die. 

5  And  was  his  mortal  hour  beset 

\yith  anguish  and  dismay  ? 
How  may  we  meet  our  conflict  yet, 
■    In  the  dark  narrow  way  ? 
How   but  through  him,   that  path  who 

trod? 
Save,  or  we  perish,  Son  of  Grod. 

■fOK  SCENE  AT  THE  CROSS.  n    IVT 

^^^  The  Cross— Haven.  ' 

1  I  SAW  One  hanging  on  a  tree. 
In  agony  and  blood. 
Who  fixed  his  languid  eyes  on  me, 
As  near  the  cross  I  stood. 

Sure,  never  to  my  latest  breath 

Can  I  forget  that  look  ; 
It  seemed  to  charge  me  with  his  death, 

Though  not  a  word  he  spoke. 

Alas,  I  knew  not  what  I  did. 
But  all  my  tears  were  vain ; 


154  MISCELLANEOUS. 

"Where  could  my  trembling  soul  be  hid, 
Por  I  the  Lord  had  slain  ? 

4  A  second  look  he  gave,  which  said, 

I  freely  all  forgive ; 
This  blood  is  for  thy  ransom  paid ; 
I  die,  that  thou  may'st  hve. 

5  "  Thus  while  my  death  thy  sin  displays 

In  all  its  blackest  hue, 
Such  is  the  mystery  of  grace. 
It  seals  thy  pardon  too  !" 

18fi  ^'^  '''^^  COMMUNION.  C    L    M 

i.OO         Watch  and  Fray— How  Calm. 

1  Forget  thyself,  Christ  bade  thee  come 

To  think  upon  his  love. 
Which  could  reverse  the  sinner's  doom, 

And  write  his  name  above ; 
Bid  the  returning  rebel  live. 
And  freely  aU  his  sins  forgive. 

2  Forget  thyself,  and  think  what  pain, 

What  agony  he  bore. 
To  wash  away  each  guilty  stain, 

To  bless  thee  evermore  ^ 
To  fit  thee  for  his  high  abode. 
The  temple  of  the  living  God. 

3  Forget  thyself,  but  let  thy  soul 

With  memories  o'erflow, 


MISCELLANEOUS.  155 

Eejoice  in  Ms  supreme  control, 
And  seek  his  will  to  know ; 
With  thankful  heart  approach  the  feast, 
And  thou  wilt  be  a  welcome  guest. 

187..   z.  ^^"^""'."'J'^^^S''-    ,, '7s  6  lines. 

Eoclc  of  Ages — Zadoc — Sid  mouth. 

1  Rock  of  Ages,  cleft  for  me, 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee  ; 
Let  the  water  and  the  blood 
From  thy  wounded  side  that  flow'd, 
Be  of  sin  the  perfect  cure  : 

Save  me,  Lord,  and  make  me  pure 

2  Should  my  tears  for  ever  flow, 
Should  my  zeal  no  languor  know, 
This  for  sin  could  not  atone — 
Thou  must  save,  and  thou  alone. 
In  my  hand  no  price  I  bring — 
Simply  to  thy  cross  I  cling. 

3  "While  I  draw  this  fleeting  breath, 
When  my  eyehds  close  in  death. 
When  I  rise  to  worlds  unknown, 
And  behold  thee  on  thy  throne  : 
Eock  of  Ages,  cleft  for  me, 

Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee. 

188  ^..^"-°n-''''°^--  Ss&Ts. 

Ooion — Dismission. 
1  Gently,  Lord,  O  gently  lead  us, 

Through  this  lonely  vale  of  tears ; 


156  MISCELLANEOUS. 

Through  the  changes  yet  decreed  us, 
Till  our  last  great  change  appears. 

2  "When  temptation's  darts  assail  us, 

When  in  devious  paths  we  stray, 
Let  thy  goodness  never  fail  us, 
Lead  us  in  thy  perfect  way. 

3  In  the  hour  of  pain  and  anguish, 

In  the  hour  when  death  draws  near, 
Suffer  not  our  hearts  to  languish. 
Suffer  not  our  souls  to  fear. 

4  And  when  mortal  life  is  ended, 

Bid  us  in  thine  arms  to  rest, 
Tni,  by  angel  bands  attended. 
We  awake  among  the  blest. 

IRQ  MEETING  OF  FRIENDS.  PM 

■*-°*'  Dedhain^Wirth—Azmon.  ' 

1  Come,  let  us  strike  our  harps  afresh 

To  great  Jehovah's  name  ; 
Sweet  be  the  accents  of  our  tongues 
When  we  his  love  proclaim. 

2  'Twas  by  his  bidding  we  were  called 

In  pain  awhile  to  part ; 
'Tis  by  his  care  we  meet  again, 
And  gladness  fills  our  heart. 

3  Blest  be  the  hand  that  has  preserved 

Our  feet  from  every  snare  ; 
And  blest  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
Which  to  this  hour  we  share. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  157 

4  0  may  the  Spirit's  quick'ning  power 

Now  sanctify  our  joy, 
And  warm  our  zeal  in  works  of  love 
Our  talents  to  employ. 

5  Fast,  fast  our  minutes  fly  away, 

Soon  shall  our  wanderings  cease  ; 
And  with  our  Father  we  shall  dwell, 
A  family  of  peace. 

190  '^'^  PARTING.  fj^^ 

Fleyel's  Hymn — Horton. 

1  For  a  season  call'd  to  part, 

Let  us  now  ourselves  commend. 
To  the  gracious  eye  and  heart 
Of  our  ever-present  Friend. 

2  Jesus,  hear  our  humble  prayer  ; 

Tender  Shepherd  of  thy  sheep. 
Let  thy  mercy  and  thy  care 
All  our  souls  in  safety  keep. 

3  In  thy  strength  may  we  be  strong, 

Sweeten  every  cross  and  pain, 
And  our  wasting  lives  prolong, 
Till  we  meet  on  earth  again. 

4  Then  if  thou  thy  help  afford. 

Songs  of  gladness  shall  be  reared ; 
And  our  souls  shall  praise  the  Lord, 
Who  our  poor  petitions  heard. 
14 


158  MISCELLANEOUS. 

IQl  A"^  PARTING.  C    L    M 

•''*'■*■         How  Calmr-Watch  and  Pray.        '      '       * 

1  To  thee,  when  call'd  awhile  to  part, 

With  friends  or  kindred  dear  ; 
To  thee  we  raise  each  drooping  heart, 

And  tell  each  rising  fear  ; 
For  thou,  0  Lord,  art  ever  nigh. 
To  hear  thy  servants  when  they  cry. 

2  The  Lord  in  mercy  condescends 

To  those  who  seek  his  love  ; 
Calls  them  his  children  and  his  friends, 

And  writes  their  names  above  : 
His  bending  ear,  his  smiHng  face, 
Are  present  at  the  throne  of  grace. 

3  As  children  of  a  Father's  care, 

Thy  presence  we  implore  ; 
As  friends  of  Jesus,  we  would  share 

That  blessing  evermore : 
'Tis  this  alone  can  cheer  the  soul, 
And  every  rising  grief  control. 

4  If  thou  art  with  us  when  we  part 

"With  friends  or  kindred  dear. 
To  fill  with  joy  each  drooping  heart, 

And  banish  every  fear ! 
Tis  easy  then  to  bid  adieu, 
For  Jesus  smiles,  and  heaven  is  true. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  159 

1Q2        PARTING— CHRISTIAN  FELLOWSHIP.  C    jyT 
Shirland — Watchman — Abode. 

1  Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds 

Our  hearts  iu  Christian  love ; 
The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above. 

2  Before  our  Father's  throne 

We  pour  our  ardent  prayers  ; 
Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one, 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares. 

3  We  share  our  mutual  woes. 

Our  mutual  burdens  bear, 
And  often  for  each  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4  When  we  asunder  part, 

It  gives  us  inward  pain  ; 
But  we  shall  still  be  joined  in  heart, 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5  This  glorious  hope  revives 

Our  courage  by  the  way ; 

While  each  in  expectation  lives, 

And  longs  to  see  the  day. 

6  From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain, 

And  sin  we  shall  be  free  ; 
And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reign 
Through  all  eternity. 


160  MISCELLANEOUS. 

iqO  PENITENCF  AND  HOPE.  Q    ]y[^ 

Dundee— Ilaven — Boniberg 

1  Dear  Saviour,  -when  my  thoughts  recall 

The  wonders  of  thy  grace, 
Low  at  thy  feet  asham'd  I  fall. 
And  hide  this  wretched  face. 

2  0  while  I  breathe  to  thee,  my  Lord, 

The  penitential  sigh, 
Confirm  the  kind,  forgiving  word 
With  pity  in  thine  eye. 

3  Then  shall  the  mourner  at  thy  feet 

Rejoice  to  seek  thy  face  ; 
And  grateful  own  how  kind,  how  sweet, 
Thy  condescending  grace, 

194  ^0\E  TO  CHRIST  DESIRED.  Q^  ^[^ 

Boynton — Peniel. 

1  Thou  lovely  source  of  true  delight. 

Unseen  whom  I  adore, 
Unvail  thy  beauties  to  my  sight, 
That  I  may  love  thee  more. 

2  Thy  glory  o'er  creation  shines  ; 

But  in  thy  sacred  word 
I  read  in  fairer,  brighter  lines, 
My  bleeding,  dying  Lord. 

3  'Tis  here,  whene'er  my  comforts  droop. 

And  sin  and  sorrow  rise, 
Thy  love,  with  cheerful  beams  of  hope, 
My  fainting  heart  supplies. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  161 

^  But  all !  too  soon  the  pleasing  scene 
Is  clouded  o'er  with  pain  ; 
My  gloomy  fears  rise  dark  between, 
And  I  again  complain. 

5  Jesus,  my  Lord,  my  life,  my  light, 

0  come  with  blissful  ray, 
Break  radiant  through  the  shades  of  night 
And  chase  my  fears  away. 

6  Then  shall  my  soul  with  rapture  trace 

The  wonders  of  thy  love  ; 
But  the  fuU  glories  of  thy  face 
Are  only  known  above. 

195  ^^^T"'  O^D'V'NE  LOVE.  Ys  ^1^1^ 

Wesley — Lionah — Ilomer. 

1  Who  can  sound  the  depths  of  love  ? 
'Tis  an  ocean  unconfined, 

Flowing  on  where'er  we  rove, 

Vast  as  the  eternal  mind ! 
'Tis  the  glory  of  our  Grod, 
Filling  all  his  high  abode : 
'Tis  a  holy,  quenchless  flame, 
From  eternity  the  same. 

2  See  from  love  creation  rise. 
See  in  love  a  Saviour  given. 

Now,  exalted  in  the  skies, 
Eeconcihng  earth  to  heaven  : 
14* 


162  MISCELLANEOUS. 

See,  in  love,  the  Spirit  come, 
All  our  darkness  to  illume  ; 
See,  through  love,  a  Father's  smile, 
Every  trembling  fear  beguile. 

3  See,  through  love,  the  blessings  flow, 

That  encircle  all  our  days ; 
See,  through  love,  a  heaven  below 

In  the  mysteries  of  grace. 
Love  can  smooth  afBiction's  frown. 
Love  with  joy  our  life  can  crown ; 
Love  can  gild  the  opening  tomb 
With  the  bhss  of  joys  to  come. 

4  Who  can  sound  the  depths  of  love  ? 

'Tis  an  ocean  unconfined, 
Plowing  on  where'er  we  rove, 

Yast  as  the  eternal  mind  ! 
Let  me  bathe  my  weary  soul 
Where  those  living  waters  roll : 
And  my  sins  for  ever  hide 
Deep  within  the  swelling  tide. 


196  LOOKING  FOR  HEAVEN.  CM, 

Penielr—Boynton—Azmon. 

1  Earth's  shadowy  years  will  soon  be  o'er 
Heaven's  bhssful  morn  arise  ; 
And  sorrow's  night  will  then  no  more 
O'ercloud  these  weeping  eyes. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  163 

2  Then  will  the  Lord  of  life  and  love 

Unvail  his  beaming  face ; 
And  never  from  my  sight  remove 
The  bright?  celestial  rays. 

3  Then  will  this  froward,  sinfal  heart, 

No  more  offend  my  God, 
Nor  ever  from  that  love  depart 
Which  fills  the  high  abode. 

4  Then  everlasting  peace,  and  joy, 

And  transport  shall  be  mine  ; 
Praise  shall  my  utmost  powers  employ, 
In  melody  divine. 

■iqtj'  A  MISSIONARY'S   DEATH.  gg^ 

1  Weep  not  for  the  saint  that  ascends 

To  partake  of  the  joys  of  the  sky  ; 
Weep  not  for  the  seraph  that  bends. 
With  the  worshiping  chorus  on  high 

2  Weep  not  for  the  spirit  now  crown'd 

With  the  garland  to  martyrdom  giv'n, 
0  weep  not  for  him,  he  has  found 
His  reward  and  his  refuge  in  heav'n. 

3  But  weep  for  their  sorrows  who  stand 

And  lament  o'er  the  dead  by  his  grave  ! 
Who  sigh  when  they  muse  on  the  land 
Of  their  home,  far  away  o'er  the  wave. 


164:  MISCELLANEOUS. 

4  And  weep  for  the  nations  that  dwell 

Where   the   light   of  the   truth  never 
shone : 
Where  the  anthems  of  peace  never  swell, 
And  the  love  of  the  Lamb  is  unknown. 


■^*'^  Beneficence— RocTcingham. 

1  My  dear  Redeemer,  and  my  Lord  I 
I  read  my  duty  in  thy  word ; 
But  in  thy  life  the  law  appears, 
Drawn  out  in  livin":  characters. 


2  Such  was  thy  truth,  and  such  thy  zeal. 
Such  deference  to  thy  Father's  will. 
Thy  love  and  meekness  so  divine, 

I  would  transcribe  and  make  them  mine 

3  Cold  mountains  and  the  midnight  air 
Witness'd  the  fervor  of  thy  prayer  ; 
The  desert  thy  temptations  knew, 
Thy  conflict,  and  thy  victory  too. 

4  Be  thou  my  pattern  :  make  me  bear 
More  of  thy  gracious  image  here ; 
Then  God,  the  Judge,  shall  own  my  name 
Among  the  followers  of  the  Lamb. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  165 

FAITH  IN  CHRIST.  gg  ^  ^g^ 

New  Haven — Olivet. 
My  faith  looks  up  to  thee, 
Thou  Lamb  of  Calvary, 

Saviour  divine  : 
Now  hear  me  while  I  pray ; 
Take  all  my  guilt  away ; 
0,  let  me,  from  this  day. 
Be  wholly  thine. 

2  May  thy  rich  grace  impart 
Strength  to  my  fainting  heart ; 

My  zeal  inspire : 
As  thou  hast  died  for  me, 
0  may  my  love  to  thee 
Pure,  warm  and  changeless  be— 

A  hving  fire. 

3  While  life's  dark  maze  I  tread. 
And  griefs  around  me  spread, 

Be  thou  my  guide  ; 
Bid  darkness  turn  to  day. 
Wipe  sorrow's  tear  away. 
Nor  let  me  ever  stray 

From  thee  aside. 

4  When  ends  life's  transient  dream, 
When  death's  cold  sullen  stream 

Shall  o'er  me  roll, 


166  MISCELLANEOUS. 

Blest  Saviour,  then  in  love, 
Fear  and  distress  remove ; 
0  bear  me  safe  above, — 
A  ransomed  soul. 


DISMISSION. 
Zion—Greenmlle. 


200 

1  Lord,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing. 

Fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  peace  ; 
Let  us  each,  thy  love  possessing, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  grace : 

0  refresh  us, 
Trav'ling  through  this  wilderness. 

2  Thanks  we  give  and  adoration, 

For  the  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 
May  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation 
In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound  * 

May  thy  presence 
With  us  evermore  be  found. 

3  So,  whene'er  the  signal's  given. 

Us  from  earth  to  call  away ; 
Borne  on  angels'  wings  to  heaven, 
Glad  to  leave  our  cumbrous  clay  ; 

May  we  ready 
Else  and  reign  in  endless  day. 


DOXOLOGIES.  167 


Sexologies. 


L.  M.— No.  1. 

To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And  God  the  Sphit,  three  in  one, 
Be  honor,  praise,  and  glory  giv'n. 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 

L.  M.— No.  2. 

Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow, 
Praise  him,  all  creatures  here  below  ; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heav'nly  host ; 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

CM. 

To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
Your  grateful  voices  raise  ; 

And  God  the  Spirit,  three  in  one. 
Ascribe  immortal  praise. 


168  DOXOLOGIES. 

C.  M.— Double. 

The  Grod  of  mercy  be  adored, 

Who  calls  our  souls  from  death, 
Who  saves  by  his  redeeming  word, 

And  new-creating  breath  : 
To  praise  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 

And  Spirit  all  divine  ; 
The  One  in  Three  and  Three  in  One, 

Let  saints  and  angels  join. 

S.  M. 

Te  angels  romid  the  throne, 
And  saints  that  dwell  below, 

"Worship  the  Father,  praise  the  Son, 
And  bless  the  Spirit  too. 

7s. 

To  the  Father,  to  the  Son, 
To  the  Spirit,  three  in  one, 
Let  the  highest  praise  be  giv'n 
By  the  sons  of  earth  and  heav'n. 

H.  M. 

To  God  the  Father's  throne 
Your  highest  honors  raise  ; 

Glory  to  God  the  Son, 
To  God  the  Spirit  praise : 


DOXOLOGIES.  169 

"With  all  our  pow'rs, 

Eternal  King, 

Thy  name  we  sing, 
"While  faith  adores. 

8s  &  7s. 

May  the  grace  of  Christ  our  Saviour, 

And  the  Father's  boundless  love, 
With  the  Holy  Spirit's  favor, 

Rest  upon  us  from  above  : 
Thus  may  we  abide  in  union 

With  each  other  and  the  Lord  ; 
And  possess,  in  sweet  communion, 

Joys  which  earth  can  not  afford. 

8s,  7s  and  4s. 

Great  Jehovah,  we  adore  thee, 
God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 

God  the  Spirit,  join'd  in  glory. 
On  the  same  eternal  throne  : 

Endless  praises 
To  Jehovah,  three  in  one. 

7s  &  6s. 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit, 

Eternal  praise  be  giv'n, 
By  all  that  earth  inherit. 

And  all  that  dwell  in  heav'n : 
15 


170  DOXOLOGIES. 

Thou  triune  God !  before  thee 
Our  inmost  souls  adore  : 

Who  art  and  hast  been  worthy, 
And  shalt  be  evermore. 


APPENDIX. 


MATERNAL  ASSOCIATIONS. 

Maternal  associations  are  designed  for 
mutual  instruction  and  consultation,  in  con- 
nection with  united  prayer.  Subjects  for  dis- 
cussion relate  chiefly  to  the  physical,  men- 
tal, moral,  and  religious  ti'aining  of  children. 
Some  one  individual  is  usually  prepai'ed  at 
each  meeting  to  give  method  and  tone  to 
the  conversation,  which  might  otherwise 
become  desultory.     The  faults  of  children 
who  are  known  to  the  members  are  not 
made  the  subjects  of  remark;  but  cases  of 
difficulty  are  so  presented  as  to  avoid  indi- 
j  vidual  exposure.      Associations  conducted 
I  on  these  principles  are  found  to  be  greatly 
i  beneficial. 


172  APPENDIX. 

The  constitution  which  has  been  exten- 
sively adopted  in  the  city  of  New  York,  is 
as  follows : 

CONSTITUTION. 

OP  A 

MATERNAL  ASSOCIATION. 

Impressed  with  a  sense  of  our  entire 
dependence  upon  the  Holy  Spirit  to  aid  us 
in  training  up  our  children  in  the  way  they 
should  go,  and  hoping  to  obtain  the  blessing 
of  such  as  fear  the  Lord  and  speak  often 
to  one  another.  We,  the  subscribers,  do 
unitedly  pledge  ourselves  to  meet,  at  stated 
seasons,  for  prayer  and  mutual  counsel  in 
reference  to  our  maternal  duties  and  re- 
sponsibilities. With  a  view  to  this  object 
we  adopt  the  following  constitution  : 

I.  This  society  shall  be  called  the  Ma- 
ternal Association  of  .  Any 
mother  in  the  church  may  become  a  mem- 
ber of  this  Association  by  subscribing  this 
constitution. 

II.  The  officers  of  the  Association  shall 


APPENDIX.  173 

be  a  Directress  and  Secretary,  who  shall 
be  appointed  annually. 

III.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Directi'ess 
to  take  a  general  supervision  of  the  concerns 
of  the  Association.     At  each  meeting  she 
may  appoint  some  one  present  to  conduct 
the  succeeding  meeting.     The  person  thus 
designated  will  be  expected  to  make  selec- 
tions for  reading,  and  to  introduce   such 
topics  of  conversation  as  shall  best  exem- 
plify the  duties  of  the  Christian  mother. 
I       IV.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary 
!  to  register  the  names  of  the  members  and 
i  of  their  children,  and  to  supply  each  of  the 
i  mothers  with  a  list  of  the  same,  together 
I  with  a  copy  of  the  constitution.     She  shall 
1  hkewise  keep  a  record  of  the  proceedings 
i  of  each  meeting,  and,  as  far  as  may  be  con- 
p  venient,  of  the  topic  discussed,  and  of  the 
b  remarks  elicited  by  it.     This  record  shall 
t  be  read  at  the  commencement  of  the  next 
subsequent  meeting. 

V.  This  Association  shall  meet  on  the 
(as  often  as 


174  APPENDIX. 

once  a  fortnight,  or  at  least  once  a  month), 
at  the  .     The  time  ap- 

propriated for  each  meeting  shall  not  ex- 
ceed one  hour  and  a  half,  and  shall  be  ex- 
clusively devoted  to  the  object  of  the  Asso- 
ciation. Each  meeting  shall  be  opened  by 
prayer  and  reading  a  portion  of  Scripture, 
which  may  be  followed  by  reading  such 
other  matter  as  relates  to  the  interests  of 
the  Association,  or  by  conversation  tending 
to  promote  maternal  faithfulness  and  piety. 
These  exercises  may  be  interspersed  with 
singing  the  songs  of  Zion,  and  with  hum- 
ble and  importunate  prayer  that.God  would 
glorify  himself  in  the  early  conversion  of 
the  children  of  the  Association — that  they 
may  become  eminently  useful  in  the  church 
of  Christ. 

VI.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  mem- 
ber to  qualify  herself,  by  daily  reading, 
prayer,  and  self-discipline,  to  discharge 
faithfully  the  arduous  duties  of  a  Christian 
mother;  and  she  shall  be  invited  to  give 
with  freedom  such  hints  upon  the  various 


APPENDIX.  175 

subjects  brought  before  the  Association  as 
her  own  observation  and  experience  may 
suggest 

VII.  Each  member  shall  consider  her- 
self obligated  by  her  covenant  engagements 
to  pray/or  her  children  daily,  and  ivitk  them 
as  often  as  circumstances  may  permit,  and 
conscientiously  to  restrain  them  from  such 
courses  as  would  naturally  lead  to  vanity, 
pride,  and  worldly-mindedness  ;  and  shall 
consider  herself  as  renewing  this  covenant 
at  every  meeting  of  the  Association. 

VIII.  Once  in  three  months,  viz.,  on  the 
Wednesday  of  , 

the  members  shall  be  allowed  to  bring  to 
the  place  of  meeting  such  of  their  children 
as  may  be  under  the  age  of  fifteen,  and 
they  shall  be  considered  members  of  the 
Association.  The  exercises  at  these  quar- 
terly meetings  shall  be  such  as  shall  seem 
best  calculated  to  instruct  the  minds  and 
interest  the  feelings  of  the  children  who 
may  be  present. 

IX.  When  any  mother  is  removed  by 


176  APPENDIX. 

death,  it  shall  be  the  special  duty  of  the 
Association  to  regard  with  peculiar  interest 
the  spiritual  welfare  of  her  children,  and 
to  evince  this  interest  by  a  continued  re- 
membrance of  them  in  their  prayers,  and 
by  such  tokens  of  sympathy  and  kindness 
as  their  circumstances  may  requu'e. 

X.  Any  article  of  this  constitution  may 
be  amended  by  a  majority  of  the  membera 
present  at  any  annual  meeting. 


dUESTIONS 


ON   THE    PHYSICAL,   MENTAL,   MORAL,  AND 
RELIGIOUS    TRAINING    OF    CHILDREN. 


The  following  Questions  will  supply  interesting  and 
profitable  topics  of  discussion  for  Maternal  Meetings. 

1.  Does  not  the  establishment  of  sound  and  perfect 
health  in  children  depend  greatly  on  the  regulation  of 
their  food,  clothing,  sleep,  exercise,  exposures,  amuse- 
ments, etc.  ? 

2.  Can  the  unrestrained  indulgence  of  appetite  in 
children  fail  to  lay  the  foundation  of  future  disease  ? 

3.  Is  not  the  early  disease  of  children  often  occa- 
sioned by  improper  diet  ? 

4.  By  what  rules  should  children  be  managed  with 
respect  to  the  quality  and  quantity  of  food  ? 

5.  In  what  respects  may  the  garments  of  children  be 
supposed  to  affect  their  health,  or  improve  or  impair 
their  physical  constitution  ? 

6.  How  should  the  hours  of  sleep  be  regulated  ? 

7.  Is  early  rising  conducive  to  health  ? 

8.  How  far  is  regular  exercise  conducive  to  health  t 

9.  What  are  some  of  the  best  methods  of  exercise 


178  QUESTIONS. 

for  children  of  either  sex,  in  infancy  and  juvenile 
years  ? 

10.  Is  it  well  to  habituate  children  to  exposures,  in  a 
severe  atmosphere,  or  to  severe  labor  or  fatigue  ? 

11.  Is  habitual  cheerfulness  in  children  conducive  to 
health  ? 

12.  How  shall  such  habits  be  induced  ? 

13.  Will  strong  bodily  and  mental  excitement  prove 
injurious  to  health  ? 

14.  How  far  should  severe  habits  of  study  be  pro- 
moted ? 

15.  Should  not  these  have  reference  to  differences 
in  the  physical  constitution  ? 

16.  Will  not  the  ultimate  strength  or  power  of  the 
body  and  mind  depend  greatly  on  the  modes  of  early 
training  ? 

II.      MENTAL    TRAINING. 

17.  Should  children  be  early  taught  to  think  and  rea- 
son for  themselves  ? 

18.  By  what  methods  can  they  be  thus  instructed  ? 

19.  Should  blind  adherence  to  parental  decision  be 
generally  insisted  upon  ? 

20.  Are  there  not  some  subjects  which  require  such 
adherence,  till  the  mind  is  somewhat  developed  ? 

21.  Is  it  not  important,  then,  that  a  child's  reasoning 
powers  should  be  rightly  trained  ? 

22.  How  can  a  child  be  trained  to  independence  of 
thought,  without  lessening  his  docility  ? 

23.  How  can  a  feeble  memory  be  improved  and 
etrengthened  ? 


QUESTIONS.  179 

21.  How  can  absence  of  mind,  or  heedlessness,  be 
reclaimed  ? 
23.  How  can  the  imagination  be  trained  ? 

26.  What  course  should  be  pursued  with  one  whd 
has  too  much  or  too  little  susceptibility  ? 

27.  What  measures  are  required  for  the  promotion 
of  mental  refinement  ? 

28.  How  far  is  refinement  in  manners  conducive  to 
this  end  ? 

29.  Is  not  great  care  required  in  the  selection  of 
books,  with  respect  to  mental  culture  ? 

30.  Should  those  books  generally  be  preferred  which 
are  level  with  the  lowest  capacity  of  children  ? 

31.  Will  not  books  which  are  much  above  a  child's 
capacity,  have  a  tendency  to  discourage  mental  effort  ? 

32.  Is  it  important  that  school  instruction  and  disci- 
pline should  be  of  the  best  kind? 

33.  Should  children's  attention  be  directed  to  many 
studies  in  the  same  given  term  of  instruction  ? 

34.  Is  not  the  opposite  extreme  also  to  be  avoided  ? 

35.  Cannot  mental  industry  be  more  successfully 
induced  by  examples  and  encouragement,  than  by  se- 
vere authority  ? 

36.  Cannot  much  be  done  in  this  way  by  parental 
conversation  ? 

37.  How  far  can  a  teacher  be  aided  by  parental  co- 
operation ? 

38.  Where  a  love  of  study  does  not  exist,  can  it  be 
easily  superinduced  ? 

39.  Will  threats  and  punishments  produce  the  d©» 
eired  result  ? 


180  '  QUESTIONS. 

40.  Will  promises  and  occasional  presents  suffice  ? 

41.  Will  not  time  and  patience  and  affectionate  assi- 
duity in  the  parent  be  likely  to  succeed  ? 

42.  Are  not  occasional  amusements  and  diversions 
essential  toward  securing  sound  improvement  ? 

43.  How  should  the  hours  of  a  day  be  divided  be- 
tween study  and  recreation  ? 

44.  May  not  the  recreations  of  a  child  be  often  made 
a  direct  source  of  mental  improvement? 

45.  How  far  may  manual  labor  be  made  to  answer 
the  purposes  of  recreation  ? 

46.  Is  not  great  care  in  training  necessary  to  secure 
the  right  balance  of  the  mind  ? 

47.  Should  every  mind  receive  precisely  the  same 
kind  of  training ;  or  should  the  process  be  modified  by 
the  different  kinds  and  degrees  of  talent  which  are  dis- 
coverable ? 

48.  Should  the  imagination  be  cultivated,  to  the  neg- 
lect of  more  substantial  attainments — or  the  memory 
be  made  to  supply  the  place  of  soundness  in  judgment  ? 

49.  Are  not  such  mistakes  of  very  frequent  occur- 
rence at  the  present  day  ? 

50.  How  shall  we  best  provide  against  them,  or  rem- 
edy them  when  they  have  been  committed? 

III.      MORAL    TRAINING. 

51.  Is  good  government  essential  to  the  moral  train- 
ing of  children  ? 

52.  Is  the  faculty  of  governing  to  be  acquired  by 
study,  experience,  and  observation  ;  or  is  it  such  a 
natural  gift  as  to  demand  little  thought  or  effort? 


QUESTIONS.  181 

53.  la  self-disdpline  necessary  to  every  one  who 
would  govern  well  ? 

54.  Is  any  parent  excusable  for  net  acquiring  this 
faculty  ? 

55.  Are  not  great  steadiness  and  uniformity  of  pur- 
pose indispensable  to  good  government  1 

56.  Is  constant  vigilance  required  ? 

57.  Should  the  law  of  love,  or  of  stern  severity,  be 
made  the  ruling  principle  ? 

58.  Is  not  great  severity  to  be  reserved  for  extreme 
cases  ? 

59.  Should  children  be  gradually  trained  into  habits 
of  self-conti-ol  1 

60.  What  are  some  of  the  processes  of  this  training  j 

61.  Can  habits  of  ready  and  cheerful  obedience  be 
early  inculcated  1 

62.  By  what  methods  ? 

63.  What  are  some  of  the  disadvantages  of  imper- 
fect and  unwilling  obedience  ? 

64.  What  are  some  of  the  advantages  which  arise 
from  perfect  obedience  ? 

65.  Should  children  be  made  to  feel  the  necessity  of 
parental  restrictions  ? 

66.  How  shall  obedience  be  secured  during  a  pa- 
rent's absence  ? 

67.  Should  the  reason  and  conscience  of  a  child  ever 
06  violated  ? 

68.  What  are  some  of  the  efl'ects  of  parental  exam- 
ple upon  children  ? 

69.  May  not  the  vices  of  deceit,  pride,  selfishness, 
covetousness,  theft,  etc.,  be  often  inadvertently  encour* 


182  QUESTIONS. 

aged  and  promoted  by  us  while  we  are  laboring  to  re- 
press them  ? 

70.  Is  it  ever  safe  to  deceive  our  children,  even  with 
a  view  to  tli^r  good— as  in  the  endurance  of  pain,  or 
the  taking  of  medicine  ? 

71.  Should  our  promises  or  threatenings  be  ever  vio- 
lated ? 

72.  How  shall  children  be  taught  self-respect  in  con- 
nection with  humble  docility  and  meekness  ? 

73.  Should  we  ever  thoughtlessly  take  from  our 
children,  and  apply  to  our  own  use,  things  which  they 
have  been  allowed  to  call  their  own  ? 

74.  How  shall  the  love  of  truthfulness  be  promoted  ? 

75.  How  can  peevishness  in  our  children  be  over- 
come ? 

76.  How  can  pride  and  selfishness  be  repressed  ? 

77.  How  can  habits  of  kindness  and  benevolence  be 
induced  ? 

78.  How  can  moral  courage,  firmness,  and  stability 
be  established  ? 

79.  What  is  the  moral  or  immoral  tendency  of  cer- 
tain amusements  which  are  prevalent  in  society  ? 

80.  Is  it  ever  safe  for  children  to  have  immoral  asso- 
ciates ? 

81.  Is  it  right  to  seclude  our  children  from  society? 

82.  What  should  be  the  character  and  proportion  of 
miscellaneous  reading  ? 

83.  Should  works  of  taste  be  extensively  read? 

84.  Should  reading  be  allowed  as  a  mere  amusement  ? 

85.  Should  not  the  social  and  moral  virtues  be  based 
upon  Christian  principle  ? 


QUESTIONS.  183 

86.  Should  children  ever  be  subjected  to  temptation 
for  the  purpose  of  learning  how  to  resist? 

87.  How  shoulj  we  seek  to  fortify  them  against 
temptations  which  meet  them  in  the  path  of  duty  ? 

88.  How  shall  we  best  secure  our  children  against 
the  influence  of  such  future  temptations,  as  are  inci- 
dent to  an  active  life  ? 

89.  Will'  any  thing  short  of  religious  considerations 
suffice  for  such  a  purpose  1 

90.  Should  not  home  by  every  proper  means  be 
rendered  attractive  to  children,  as  a  place  of  the  high- 
est enjoyment  ? 

91.  Can  this  be  done  where  government  is  admin- 
istered with  undue  severity  or  with  timid  inefiiciency  1 

92.  Is  not  habitual  cheerfulness  in  a  parent  conducive 
to  the  happiness  of  children  ? 

93.  How  far,  and  by  what  process,  should  childish 
levity  be  restrained  1 

94.  How  shall  the  vice  of  evil  speaking  be  prevented  T 

95.  On  what  occasions,  for  what  purposes,  and  in 
what  spirit  should  we  speak  of  the  faults  of  others  ia 
the  presence  of  our  children  1 

96.  Should  not  all  our  representations  of  vice  be 
adapted  to  render  it  odious  in  the  view  of  our  children? 

97.  How  far,  and  in  what  way,  should  we  apprise 
our  children  of  the  fascinations  of  vice  ? 

98.  Should  we  ever  speak  lightly  of  immoralities  in 
the  hearing  of  our  children,  even  in  the  recital  of  hu- 
morous incidents  ? 

IV.    RELIGIOUS    TRAINING. 

99.  Should  not  parents  cultivate  a  deep  sense  of  re- 


184  QUESTIONS. 

ligious  responsibility  in  reference  to  all  their  relations 
in  life  ? 

100.  Does  not  the  mother  possess  peculiar  facilities 
for  the  religious  training  of  her  young  children  ? 

101.  Is  prayer  with  and  for  our  children,  indispens- 
able to  religious  training? 

102.  Should  we  endeavor  to  plead  covenant  bless- 
ings on  the  behalf  of  our  children  ? 

103.  With  what  views  and  feelings  should  our  chil- 
dren be  dedicated  to  God  in  baptism  ? 

104.  What  are  the  terms  of  the  covenant;  and  how 
much  is  implied  by  them  ? 

105.  Is  the  covenant  adapted  to  a  state  of  sinless  per- 
fection, never  attain-able  in  this  life ;  or  is  it  adapted  to 
the  case  of  those  who,  conscious  of  many  imperfec- 
tions, are  earnestly  striving  after  hig^npr  attainments  in 
holiness  ? 

106.  What  advice  and  encouragement,  in  reference 
to  this  covenant,  can  be  given  to  parents  who  are  deeply 
lamenting  their  past  neglect  of  duty  in  relation  to  it  ? 

107.  What  encouragement  can  be  derived  from 
Scripture  examples,  in  training  our  children  for  God  ? 

108.  Is  good  family  government  essential  to  religious 
training  ? 

109.  Is  the  example  of  sound,  consistent  piety  in  a 
parent,  essential  to  success  ? 

110.  Is  the  rule  found  in  Deuteronomy  vi.  6,  7,  8,  9,  a 
safe  one  for  the  adoption  of  Christian  parents  ? 

111.  May  not  the  multitude  of  failures  in  religious 
training  be  attributed  in  some  measure  to  the  neglect 
of  this  rule  ? 


QUESTIONS.  185 


112.  Should  we  not  labor  and  pray  for  the  early  con- 
Tersion  of  our  children  ? 

113.  Should  we  study  in  our  teachings,  to  adapt  our- 
selves to  the  infantile  and  juvenile  mind ;  or  should  we 
merely  store  the  memory  with  truths  for  the  advantage 
of  riper  years  ? 

114.  Are  we  not  liabk'  to  err  by  teaching  too  many 
doctrines  at  a  time  ? 

115.  Should  not  our  earliest  teachings  be  chiefly 
practical,  and  be  confined  to  the  most  essential  truths 
and  duties  ? 

116.  How  shall  we  best  inculcate  a  suitable  venera 
tion  for  the  Bible  ? 

117.  How  shall  children  be  made  to  feel  the  differ 
ence  between  real  worship,  and  the  mere  recital  of 
psalms  and  hymns  ? 

118.  Should  children  be  taught  to  indite  their  own  pe- 
titions in  prayer,  as  in  the  presence  of  an  all-seeing  God  ? 

119.  How  can  this  be  done  ? 

120.  Can  we  expect  to  promote  praying  habits  in  our 
children  without  affording  them  assistance  in  their  in- 
cipient exercises  ? 

121.  Should  we  not  seek  to  prevent  formality  in  their 
hymns  of  praise  ? 

122.  May  not  all  young  children  be  easily  taught  to 
sing? 

123.  Is  it  not  desirable  that  family  praise  should  ac 
company  family  prayer  ? 

124.  Is  not  devotional  singing  one  important  branch 
of  religious  education  ? 

8 


lob  QUESTIONS. 

125.  Is  it  right  for  our  daughters  to  spend  years  in 
the  cultivation  of  parlor  music,  without  acquiring  a 
knowledge  of  religious  song  ? 

126.  Should  not  the  exercise  or  praise  be  made 
equally  solemn  with  that  of  prayer  ? 

127.  What  methods  are  best  adapted  to  lead  a  child 
to  view  itself  as  a  lost  sinner  ? 

128.  How  shall  we  best  inculcate  hatred  of  sin  and 
conviction  of  helplessness  ? 

129.  By  what  methods  of  instruction  should  we  seek 
to  lead  our  chilflren  to  embrace  the  Saviour  ? 

130.  Should  we  pray  and  labor  to  this  end  with 
believing  expectation  ? 

131.  How  can  the  nature  and  importance  of  true  re- 
pentance be  illustrated  ? 

132.  How  can  the  nature  and  importance  of  faith  be 
suitably  impressed  upon  the  minds  of  our  children  ? 

133.  How  far,  in  case  of  apparent  conversion,  should 
we  encourage  the  hope  of  pardon  and  acceptance  ? 

134.  By  what  methods  shall  we  seek  to  promote  the 
love  of  God  and  the  graces  of  the  Spirit  in  our  chil- 
dren ? 

135.  Can  we  rationally  expect  success  in  such  en- 
deavors, unless  we  ourselves  are  spiritual  ? 

136.  How  should  the  conviction  of  entire  dependence 
on  God  alfect  us  in  our  labors  ? 

137.  Should  it  serve  to  quicken  and  encourage  ex- 
ertion ;  or  should  it  lead  us  to  relax  our  energies  ? 

138.  Is  there  any  thing  in  the  inscrutable,  holy  sov- 
ereignty of  God  which  can  excuse  inactivity  or  indif- 
ference in  this  work  ? 


QUESTIONS.  187 

139.  How  ehouid  our  children  be  ti-eated  subse- 
quently to  their  conversion  ? 

140.  Can  parental  vigilance  be  safely  relaxed  in  ref- 
erence to  converted  children  ? 

141.  Will  not  juvenile  piety  be  constantly  liable  to 
sutler  from  the  imbecilities  of  childhood  ? 

142.  Should  not  this  fact  be  borne  in  mind  while  wo 
canvass  the  evidence  of  a  sound  conversion  ? 

143.  While  we  entertain  the  hope  that  our  chilcben 
are  converted,  should  we  still  treat  them  as  if  we  im- 
agined them  in  a  state  of  impenitence  ? 

144.  Would  not  this  have  a  tendency  to  train  them 
up  to  a  sickly  growth  of  piety  ? 

145.  On  the  other  hand,  is  there  not  danger  of  en- 
couraging our  children  to  hope  prematurely  ? 

146.  Should  we  not  seek,  in  all  our  teachings,  to  fol- 
low the  leadings  of  the  Spirit  in  his  dealings  with  the 
children  ? 

147.  Can  we  assign  any  particular  age  as  most  suit- 
able for  otfering  our  converted  children  to  the  church '' 

148.  Should  we  not  desire  to  train  our  children  to  be 
useful  in  the  service  of  Christ? 

149.  How  shall  we  best  induce  right  views  as  to  the 
uenevolent  movements  of  the  age  ? 

150.  How  shall  we  best  encourage  habits  of  self-denial  t 

151.  How  shall  the  influence  of  worldliness  be  coun- 
teracted ' 

152.  Are  not  gay  amusements,  a  love  of  light  reading, 
and  a  fondness  for  mixed  society,  inconsistent  with  the 
Increase  of  spiritual  life  in  the  soul  ? 

1&°3.  Should   we   not  earnestly ,  seek   ta   promote 


188  QUESTIONS. 

growth  in  grace  when  our  children  have  cowimenced 
the  divine  life  ? 

154.  What  are  the  best  methods  of  accomplishing 
this  object  in  juvenile  and  in  mature  age  ? 


